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I will always find even the worst paintings that attempt some kind of representation better than the best invented paintings.
Balthus
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Balthus
Age: 92 †
Born: 1908
Born: February 29
Died: 2001
Died: February 18
Artist
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Illustrator
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Scenographer
Paris
France
Balthasar Klossowski de Rola
Balthazar Klossowski de Rola
Count Balthazar Klossowski de Rola
Baltusz
Balthasar Klossowsky
Balthus Klossowski
Balthasar Klossowsky de Rola
Klossovski de Rola
Balthasar Klossowski
Balthasar
Balthus (Baltusz Klossowski de Rola)
Balthus (pseud.)
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