 Artist's arttributes:
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Most exhibitions in: |
| Country |
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| USA | 36 |
| Germany | 12 |
| Switzerland | 11 |
| France | 10 |
| United Kingdom | 6 |
Most exhibitions held at: |
| Institution |
№ |
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MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, USA |
10 |
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George Adams Gallery, USA |
4 |
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA |
3 |
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ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts London, United Kingdom |
3 |
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Fischerplatz Galerie, Germany |
3 |
Biography: 
29.2.1908 Born in Paris (FR)
Awards 1991 Awarded with the Praemium Imperiale for painting.
18.2.2001 Died in Gstaad (CH)
External links: | | Public exhibitions (Selection) 87
until 30.5.
Solo shows 23
2008
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| Balthus - Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny |
2007
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| Balthus - Museum Ludwig, Cologne |
2002
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| Balthus - De Piero della Francesca à Alberto Giacometti - Musée Jenisch, Vevey |
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| Balthus - The Last Two Nudes - L&M Arts, New York, New York City, NY |
2001
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| Balthus - Palazzo Grassi - Francois Pinault Foundation, Venice |
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| Balthazar Klossowski Balthu - Dickinson Roundell Inc., New York City, NY |
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| Female Form - Dickinson, Paris |
2000
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| Drawings from the Collection of Stanislas Klossowski de Rola - Dickinson, Paris |
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| Balthus: Drawings - Simon C Dickinson Ltd, London (England) |
1999
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| Balthus "An Intimate Look: Works on Paper" - Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
1995
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| Balthus - Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, SAR |
1994
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| Balthus - Zeichnungen - Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern |
1993
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| Balthus - Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne |
1984
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| Balthus - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY |
1983
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| Balthus - Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris |
1981
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| Balthus: Works from the Collection - MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY |
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| Balthus / MAtrix 65 - The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT |
1980
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| Balthus / MATRIX 38 - Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive BAM/PFA, Berkeley, CA |
1977
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| Balthus - paintings and drawings 1934 to 1977 - - Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York City, NY (closed, 1989) |
1967
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| Balthus - - Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York City, NY (closed, 1989) |
1966
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| Balthus: New Paintings, 1963-1966 - - Downtown Gallery, New York City, NY (closed, 1969) |
1964
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| Balthus - Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
1956
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| Balthus - MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY |
Group shows 63
2012
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| A WINDOW ON THE WORLD, from Dürer to Mondrian and beyond - Museo Cantonale d´Arte Lugano, Lugano |
2011
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| 50 artists, a collection - Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul |
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| Caos y clasicismo: arte en Francia, Italia, Alemania y España, 1918-1936 - Museo Guggenheim de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo, Bilbao |
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| Observadores - Revelações, Trânsitos e Distâncias Um percurso pela Colecção Berardo - Berardo Museum - Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art, Lisbon |
2010
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| Chaos and Classicism: Art in France, Italy, and Germany, 1918–1936 - Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City, NY |
2009
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| Bilderträume. Die Sammlung Ulla und Heiner Pietzsch - Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin |
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| Giacometti, Balthus, Skira - Les années Labyrinthe (1944-1946) - Musée Rath, Geneva |
2008
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| Inspired by Literature: Art and Fine Books - Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ |
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| THE OLYMP - Works on Paper - - Burkhard Eikelmann Com, Dusseldorf (closed, 2010) |
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| International Drawings of the 20th Century - CDS Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Blood on Paper - the Art of the Book - Victoria & Albert Museum - V&A, London (England) |
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| Comme des bêtes. Ours, chat, cochon & Cie - Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne |
2007
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| Quand les peintres s'adressent aux enfants - Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris |
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| La colección Pierre y Maria-Gaetana Matisse en The Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York - Museo Picasso Málaga, Málaga |
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| Fondation Beyeler: EROS in der Kunst der Moderne - Bank Austria Kunstforum, Vienna |
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| El espejo y la máscara. El retrato en el siglo de Picasso - Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid |
2006
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| Orangerie, 1934 - les Peintres de la réalité - Musée National de l´Orangerie, Paris |
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| EROS in der Kunst der Moderne - Fondation Beyeler, Riehen |
2005
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| Mimesis. Realismos Modernos 1918-1945 - Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid |
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| BIG BANG - Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris |
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| Works on Paper - From Turner to Freud - Lefevre Fine Art Limited, London (England) |
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| Collection de 30 dessins de Bonnard - Galerie Alice Pauli, Lausanne |
2004
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| Love / Hate. From Magritte to Cattelan. - Villa Manin. Centro d'arte contemporanea, Codroipo (UD) |
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| The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Collection - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY |
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| Das MoMA in Berlin. Meisterwerke aus dem Museum of Modern Art, New York - Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin |
2003
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| The Heroic Century: The Museum of Modern Art Masterpieces, 200 Paintings & Sculp - MFAH - Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX |
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| Strange Days - Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA), Chicago, IL |
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| Acquisitions Nouvelles - Galerie Alice Pauli, Lausanne |
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| A Singular Vision: The Melvin Blake and Frank Purnell Legacy - MFA - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA |
2002
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| Oeil pour oeil: Collection Privée de Lyon - Le RECTANGLE - Centre d´Art de la Ville de Lyon, Lyon |
2001
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| Grands maîtres des XIXe et XXe siècles - Galerie Schmit, Paris |
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| Der kühle Blick - Realismus der zwanziger Jahre - Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich |
2000
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| Painters in Paris - 1895–1950 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY |
1999
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| Classics of Modern Art - Museum of Contemporary Art - Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation, Hora, Andros |
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| Von Beuys bis Cindy Sherman - Sammlung Lothar Schirmer - Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen |
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| Drawn from Artists' Collections - The Drawing Center, New York City, NY |
1998
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| Picasso und seine Sammlung - Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich |
1995
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| 46th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale / Biennale di Venezia - La Biennale di Venezia, Venice |
1993
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| Entre la sérénité et l'inquiétude - Musée d'Art moderne de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne |
1991
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| European Master Drawings - Frumkin/Adams Gallery, New York City, NY |
1987
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| The Window in Twentieth-Century Art - Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX |
1985
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| European Drawings from the Gallery Collection - Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York City, NY |
1984
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| French Drawings - Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York City, NY |
1980
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| Sie/She/Elle - oder: Die Nacktheit der Frau ist weiserr als die Lehre der Philosphen (Max Ernst) - - Galerie Brusberg - Hannover, Hannover (closed, 1985) |
1979
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| The Classical Tradition - Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Gifts of Drawing - MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY |
1978
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| A Treasury of Modern Drawing: The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection - MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY |
1977
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| documenta 6 - Documenta, Kassel |
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| X Quadriennale Nazionale d'Arte. Artisti stranieri operanti in Italia - Quadriennale di Roma, Rome |
1974
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| Seurat to Matisse: Drawing in France - MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY |
1973
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| Works on Paper - MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY |
1968
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| The Obsessive Image 1960-1968 - ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts London, London (England) |
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| Painting in France 1900-1967 - The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
1967
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| Drawings: Recent Acquisitions - MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY |
1965
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| John S. Newberry: A Memorial Exhibition - MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY |
1961
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| Painting and Sculpture from the James Thrall Soby Collection - MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY |
1958
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| Surrealism Then and Now - Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
1952
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| Recent Trends in Realist Painting - ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts London, London (England) |
1951
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| Selections from 5 New York Private Collections - MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY |
1948
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| 40 Years of Modern Art 1907-1947: a Selection from British Collections - ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts London, London (England) |
| Dealer Directory 15 |
Belgium
| | Galerie Pascal Retelet, Brussels
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| | Guy Pieters Galleries, Knokke-Heist
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France
| | Galerie Patrice Trigano, Paris
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| | Pascal Retelet Fine Art, Saint-Paul de Vence
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Switzerland
| | Galerie Lovers of Fine Art, Gstaad
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| | Galerie Alice Pauli, Lausanne
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| | Thomas Ammann Fine Art AG, Zurich
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United Kingdom
| | Thomas Gibson Fine Art, London (England)
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| | Lefevre Fine Art Limited, London (England)
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| | Richard Nagy, London (England)
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| | Piccadilly Gallery Ltd., London (England)
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| | Martin Summers Fine Art Ltd, London (England)
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Collections 16
Australia
| | NGV National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
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Colombia
France
| | Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence
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| | Musée Picasso - Château Grimaldi, Antibes
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| | Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, Caen
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Israel
| | The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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Portugal
| | Berardo Museum - Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art, Lisbon
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Spain
| | Fundación Joan Miró, Barcelona
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| | Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
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Switzerland
United Kingdom
| | Tate Britain, London (England)
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USA
| | The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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| | The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
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| | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY
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| | MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY
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| | Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
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