Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski)
Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski) · Arts & Literature
French modern painter of enigmatic figurative scenes
1908, Paris, France — 2001, Rossiniere, Switzerland
France, Switzerland and Italy
Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski) is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — French modern painter of enigmatic figurative scenes
Balthus, born Balthasar Klossowski, was a French modern painter renowned for his enigmatic, often unsettling figurative scenes. He had Jewish ancestry through his mother, Elisabeth Dorothea Spiro (known as Baladine), who came from an Eastern European Jewish family, though Balthus himself frequently downplayed or denied this heritage. His singular figurative style stood apart from the abstraction of his era.
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French modern painter of enigmatic figurative scenes
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balthus
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