biography
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Balthus
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in full Count Balthasar Klossowski de Rola
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1908–2001)
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| biography:
| Painter, born in Paris, France. He had no formal training, but received early encouragement from Bonnard and Derain. He held his first one-man exhibition at the Galerie Pierre, Paris, in 1934, and later became director of the French School in Rome. His work includes landscapes and portraits, but he is chiefly known for his interiors with adolescent girls, painted in a highly distinctive naturalistic style with a hint of Surrealism. He had grown in fame and popularity in recent years, despite the fact that he lived for many years as a virtual recluse. |
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