BalthusFrench, 1908–2001A Young Girl
May one see it?
Not receiving at present
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 6.1978
In the catalog
Sources
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of Balthus
The whole life1940s
Turns from Surrealism to a manner of his own
By the early 1940s Balthus has finally left the principles of Surrealism behind; his attention is drawn to the theme of awakening femininity, and symbolic motifs — a mirror, a butterfly, a cat — and adolescent girls in domestic settings begin to appear in his canvases.
1945
Moves to Geneva and befriends Skira and Malraux
Balthus moves from Bern to Geneva, where he becomes a friend of the publisher Albert Skira and of André Malraux, a writer and member of the French Resistance.
1946
Returns to France
In 1946 Balthus returns to France after several years in Switzerland.
1947
Travels to the south of France with André Masson
Travelling with André Masson, Balthus meets figures such as Picasso and Jacques Lacan, who will eventually become a collector of his work.
1948
Designs “The State of Siege” at Camus’s request
His friend Albert Camus asks him to design the sets and costumes for his play L’État de siège (The State of Siege), directed by Jean-Louis Barrault.
