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The painter Balthus died aged 93 in February
2001. He was born in l908 as Balthasar Klossowski into a noble
Polish family. Both his parents were painters and had lived in
Paris since l903. As you can see, he loved painting young girls,
nudes or slightly clothed. He often painted his daughter Therese.
His glance is not a peeping one, seeking the anatomical detail,
but the one of the esthete who looks after the bud which will
give birth to the future woman. When the body is nude, you can
observe that it is painted with nearly the same color than the
background : the aesthetic effect is privileged.
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