The Living Room, Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola) | Mia

The Living Room, Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola) — The Living Room, 1941–1943
Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola)
Oil on canvas
The John R. Van Derlip Fund and the William Hood Dunwoody Fund 66.66
Not on View
Although his first exhibition was in a Surrealist gallery and he had many friends among the Surrealists, Balthus never adopted the methods of Surrealism. He has no interest in visual puns, automatism, abstraction, or other facets of the Surrealist program. What he does share with Surrealism is an interest in eroticism as a central fact of psychic life. His constant theme is the self-absorbed, dawning sexuality of the virginal adolescent.

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Title: The Living Room
Dated: 1941–1943
Artist: Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola)
Nationality: French
Artist Life: 1908 - 2001
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: European Art
Dimension: 44 1/2 x 57 3/4 in. (113.03 x 146.69 cm) (canvas)49 1/2 x 63 1/2 x 3 in. (125.73 x 161.29 x 7.62 cm) (outer frame)
Credit: The John R. Van Derlip Fund and the William Hood Dunwoody Fund
Accession Number: 66.66
Medium: Oil on canvas
Country: France
Century: 20th century
Rights: ©Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
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Classification: Paintings
Object Name: Painting
Catalogue Raisonne: Monnier and Clair, 137.
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