From the beginning of his long career, Count Balthazar Klossowski de Rola's work was singled out for its enigmatic qualities. Committed to figurative painting even as abstraction dominated the art scene, his dream-like canvases garnered him praise from the Surrealists. As he gradually embarked on new, incendiary subject matter - populating his paintings with intimate images of pre-pubescent girls - Balthus trod a thin line between innocence and prurience, and fast became one of the most controversial of painters. This is a ...
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From the beginning of his long career, Count Balthazar Klossowski de Rola's work was singled out for its enigmatic qualities. Committed to figurative painting even as abstraction dominated the art scene, his dream-like canvases garnered him praise from the Surrealists. As he gradually embarked on new, incendiary subject matter - populating his paintings with intimate images of pre-pubescent girls - Balthus trod a thin line between innocence and prurience, and fast became one of the most controversial of painters. This is a survey of Balthus's life and work published to coincide with an exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice in 2001, the year of his death. The book explores his many influences, his long Italian sojourns, his contacts with the theatre, and his love of Chinese painting, the essence of which he frequently invoked in his own work. As well as colour illustrations, this volume contains interviews with the artist, recollections from those who knew him, and essays by various art historians.
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Fair. Hardcover in dust jacket. Fore-edge of text block has previous owner in gold sharpie. Ftont free endpaper (blank colored page) has been cut out. The body of the TEXT-Clean text-NO writing, NO highlighting. Very good. Dust jacket has shows some wear with rubbing and a crease at head of spine, fore-edge foot corner is rubbed, some light wear to surfaces. A reading copy only. Acceptable. Oversized. Clean text--NO writing, NO highlighting to text. PLEASE NOTE: Domestic US media (standar.
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Very Good. Size: 8x1x12; Rizzoli International; New York, 2001. Hardcover. A Very Good, black cloth binding with silver lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, mild scattered foxing to text block edges, small and faint rub mark bottom text block corner, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, some scattered foxing to verso panels and flaps, front flap very mildly warped, Dust wrapper. A nice, overall clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 496pp., appendix, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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The book is in great shape. The illustrations in this book are amazing; truly a wonderful master painter and designer and there are plenty of examples of that in this book.
