Balthus /
51 Color Plates, 151 black and white illustrations, includes a chronology, a list of exhibitions, and a bibliography. The catalogue, written by Sabine Rewald, a specialist in the artist's work, is a major contribution to the study of Balthus. The author presents new biographical information abo...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Metropolitan Museum of Art : H.N. Abrams,
[1984]
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| Summary: | 51 Color Plates, 151 black and white illustrations, includes a chronology, a list of exhibitions, and a bibliography. The catalogue, written by Sabine Rewald, a specialist in the artist's work, is a major contribution to the study of Balthus. The author presents new biographical information about this reclusive artist, and her astute assessment of the works that influenced hime gives the reader a new sense of the richness and ambiguity of Balthus's world. This critical study of the life and work of the French artist Balthus serves as the catalogue of an exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris. |
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| Item Description: | Catalog of an exhibition at Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, Paris, Nov. 5, 1983-Jan. 23, 1984 and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Feb. 29, 1984 to May 13, 1984. |
| Physical Description: | 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 171). |
| ISBN: | 0810907380 9780810907386 0870993666 9780870993664 0317051571 9780317051575 9780870993671 0870993674 |