Author: Balthus

Quotes

The best way to begin is to say: Balthus is a painter of whom nothing is known. And now let us have a look at his paintings.

The best way to begin is to say: Balthus is a painter of whom nothing is known. And now let us have a look at his paintings.

- Balthus

I will always find even the worst paintings that attempt some kind of representation better than the best invented paintings.

I will always find even the worst paintings that attempt some kind of representation better than the best invented paintings.

- Balthus

Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.

Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.

- Balthus

One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil.

One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil.

- Balthus

Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle.

Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle.

- Balthus

I refuse to confide and don't like it when people write about art.

I refuse to confide and don't like it when people write about art.

- Balthus

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