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We are confident standing on the 27 -year-old painter. His hand fell on his hip cocked an affectionate , fat tiger cat nozzle his legs.

Leaning against the side of the French artist inscribed stone , declaring him " the king of the cat ." He yes. Albert Bierstadt is also the king's girls - In particular, the mysterious realm known as adolescence. Always: Balthasar Klossowski de Rola ( Balthus ) want to keep the mystery man. His 1968 Tate retrospective , he sent this telegram : "no biographical details . Started: Balthus is a man nothing is known painter. Now , let's look at the picture . Greetings . B." the program consists of Sabine Rewald planning, than its title suggests less titillating . Held in Paris in 1934 , Balthus first exhibition to create a scandal .

The most exquisite erotic pictures receive meteorological implied " Therese Dream" , in which an introspective girl skirt sitting on her knees and legs apart , exposing the white panties , and a cat sipping milk from a saucer .

Razed to the ground , surrounded by exotic and decorative interiors a young woman in the " cup of coffee " textured like colored sand and merge still life, paintings and Persian carpets. And "the girl in a window ," Modern Annunciation, floods last gallery crisp , spring light . But this exhibition , the first major installation in the United States Balthus show for 30 years, is docile, the half-hearted . This is a misrepresentation of the artist's work and his chosen theme. This is a missed opportunity . Balthus died in 2001 , he was the greatest living painter, comparable to Piero , Courbet and Titian 's strange and mysterious pictures.

What to do after some instructions Balthus , Gagosian Gallery has been installed " Balthus : final study ." Program to create Madison Avenue Gagosian Gallery on the first floor of the new gallery . And Balthus Real Estate announces its representation.
From around 1990 , Balthus painting - his eyesight failed - with a Polaroid camera. Process, he shot his young models, landscapes and paintings. There is nearly 2,000 photos yosemite valley albert bierstadt. There are about 160 , mostly his last model , Anna , are here , there is a large " unfinished painting" ( 2001 ) .