Master of stillness: Balthus, the most enigmatic painter of our time, in a large retrospective
In his multifaceted, multilayered oeuvre Balthus (1908–2001), one of the last great twentieth-century masters, pursued a path that ran exactly contrary to the modern avant-garde movements. As quiet as they are intriguing, his works feature colliding contrasts, combining reality and dream, eroticism and innocence, practicality and mystery, the familiar and the uncanny in unique ways.
The Fondation Beyeler’s retrospective unites around fifty significant paintings from all phases of this legendary artist’s career, reflecting the ambiguous presentation of his imagery. The exhibition and its companion catalogue begin with the monumental, enigmatic masterpiece, Passage du Commerce-Saint-André (1952-54), in which Balthus’s intensive study of the dimensions of space and time and their relationship to figure and object is especially apparent.
Exhibition:Fondation Beyeler, Riehen / Basel, September 2 – January 13, 2019
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Wim Wenders is an award-winning filmmaker, writer and photographer. He was appointed president of the European Film Academy in 1996, and was awarded the Honorary Golden Bear of the Berlin International Film Festival.
Master of stillness: Balthus, the most enigmatic painter of our time, in a large retrospective
In his multifaceted, multilayered oeuvre Balthus (1908–2001), one of the last great twentieth-century masters, pursued a path that ran exactly contrary to the modern avant-garde movements. As quiet as they are intriguing, his works feature colliding contrasts, combining reality and dream, eroticism and innocence, practicality and mystery, the familiar and the uncanny in unique ways.
The Fondation Beyeler’s retrospective unites around fifty significant paintings from all phases of this legendary artist’s career, reflecting the ambiguous presentation of his imagery. The exhibition and its companion catalogue begin with the monumental, enigmatic masterpiece, Passage du Commerce-Saint-André (1952-54), in which Balthus’s intensive study of the dimensions of space and time and their relationship to figure and object is especially apparent.
Exhibition:Fondation Beyeler, Riehen / Basel, September 2 – January 13, 2019
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Vendeur : Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Minor shelf wear. Else a bright, clean copy. "Painting is the passage from the chaos of the emotions to the order of the possible." -Balthus One of the last great 20th-century masters, Balthus pursued a path that ran exactly contrary to that of the modernist avant-gardes with which he was contemporary. At once quiet and intriguing, his paintings unite colliding contrasts, combining reality and dream, eroticism and innocence, practicality and mystery, the familiar and the uncanny in unique ways. This volume, published for a retrospective at the Fondation Beyeler, gathers around 50 key paintings from all phases of this legendary artist's career. It commences with the monumental masterpiece Passage du Commerce-Saint-Andrà (1952-54), in which Balthus' intensive study of the dimensions of space and time and their relationship to figure and object is especially apparent. Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, known as Balthus (1908-2001), was born in Paris to Polish expatriate parents. He was raised in an exceptionally artistic milieu, with visitors to his household including Rilke (who became his mother's lover), Andrà Gide, Jean Cocteau, Maurice Denis and Pierre Bonnard. Balthus was one of the few living artists to be represented in the Louvre, when his painting The Children (1937) was acquired from the private collection of Pablo Picasso. . N° de réf. du vendeur 2035459
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Vendeur : Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Minor shelf wear. Else a bright, clean copy. "Painting is the passage from the chaos of the emotions to the order of the possible." -Balthus One of the last great 20th-century masters, Balthus pursued a path that ran exactly contrary to that of the modernist avant-gardes with which he was contemporary. At once quiet and intriguing, his paintings unite colliding contrasts, combining reality and dream, eroticism and innocence, practicality and mystery, the familiar and the uncanny in unique ways. This volume, published for a retrospective at the Fondation Beyeler, gathers around 50 key paintings from all phases of this legendary artist's career. It commences with the monumental masterpiece Passage du Commerce-Saint-Andrà (1952-54), in which Balthus' intensive study of the dimensions of space and time and their relationship to figure and object is especially apparent. Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, known as Balthus (1908-2001), was born in Paris to Polish expatriate parents. He was raised in an exceptionally artistic milieu, with visitors to his household including Rilke (who became his mother's lover), Andrà Gide, Jean Cocteau, Maurice Denis and Pierre Bonnard. Balthus was one of the few living artists to be represented in the Louvre, when his painting The Children (1937) was acquired from the private collection of Pablo Picasso. . N° de réf. du vendeur 2035450
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Vendeur : Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized. PAPERBACK. N° de réf. du vendeur M3775744452Z3
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Vendeur : Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Acceptable. Acceptable - This is a significantly damaged book. It should be considered a reading copy only. Please order this book only if you are interested in the content and not the condition. May be ex-library. Oversized. PAPERBACK. N° de réf. du vendeur M3775744452Z4
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Vendeur : Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Full color, oversized softbound book with French wraps. Rear cover shows a wave to top edge; this seems to have been a result of the printing process as no moisture damage is visible. Spine uncreased and text block sharp cornered. 172p. Published in tandem with the 2019 exhibition of the same name at the Fondation Beyeler. N° de réf. du vendeur RUBINbaltB
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Vendeur : Ursus Books, Ltd., New York, NY, Etats-Unis
Bouvier, Raphael et al. BALTHUS. 160 pages, including 120 color plates. 4to, wraps. Berlin, Hatje Cantz, 2018. This volume, published for a retrospective at the Fondation Beyeler, gathers around 50 key paintings from all phases of this legendary artist's career. N° de réf. du vendeur 166779
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