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Gatan (1933) is recorded as the most famous painting of Balthus. Flicka med katt (1937) and The Guitar Lesson (1934) occupy the second and third entries. Of the 200 works by Balthus recorded in the catalogue, the 100 best known are listed below, each entry with its date, the holding museum and a note on the work.
Balthus "Gatan" (1933) är en fängslande skildring av stadslivet, där realism flätas samman med subtil surrealism för att skapa en engagerande och tankeväckande scen. Denna storskaliga målning (195 x 240 cm) fångar en myllrande gata fylld av olika karaktärer upptagna med varierande aktiviteter, vilket erbjuder en glimt av storstadens vardagliga rytmer.
"Flicka med katt" (1937) är ett fängslande mästerverk av Balthus, känd för sina drömlika kompositioner och psykologiskt laddade porträtt. Detta konstverk bjuder in betraktaren till ett intimt ögonblick mellan en ung flicka och hennes kattkompis, vilket väcker en känsla av lugn och eftertanke.
The air in the room feels heavy, thick with a silence that is not peaceful. A young girl lies arched across the lap of a woman, her body a pale curve against the darker tones of the setting. The teacher’s hands are positioned with a clinical, almost musical intent, yet the gesture is fraught with a strange, unsettling weight. One hand reaches toward the girl's hair, pulling it downward, while…
A young woman leans over a small wooden table, her body forming a heavy diagonal that pulls the eye toward the lower right corner of the canvas. She is caught in a moment of stillness, her posture suggesting a quiet, inward focus. The room is defined by the sharp, vertical rhythm of window blinds, their white and tan stripes cutting through the warmth of the scene. Deep reds, ochres, and…
The painting depicts a provocative encounter between a music teacher, a woman in her early twenties, and a student, a girl thought to be about twelve years old. The teacher has thrown the girl across her lap, pulling her black dress up over her waist. The girl is naked from her navel to her knees, though her lower legs are covered by white socks. The teacher's hand yanks a chunk…
In the hushed atmosphere of Balthus’s 1937 masterpiece, The White Skirt, we are invited into a moment of profound stillness. The painting presents a solitary young woman seated within the embrace of an armchair, her presence commanding yet deeply introspective. There is an undeniable gravity to the composition; the figure does not merely sit, she exists in a state of quiet contemplation that seems to suspend time itself. As one…
Children Blanchard1937
12
Therese
13
Naked in the mirror1981
14
The Dream1955
15
Thérèse Dreaming1938
16
Large landscape trees (the triangular field)1955
17
Nude at Rest1977
18
The Mountain
19
Figure in Front of a Mantel1955
20
Study to ''Guitar lesson''1934
21
Self-Portrait (detail)1940
22
The Cat in the Mirror1988
23
Patience1955
24
Getting Up1977
25
Terese Dreaming
26
La Place du Pantheon1929 · Israels museum
27
Window1933
28
Landscape Champrovent1942
29
The victim1939
30
The heyday1945
31
Reclining Nude1945
32
The Cat (detail)1949
33
The toilet1957
34
Coffee Cup1959
35
Girl preparing for the bath (blue cloth)1958
36
The moth1959
37
The Three Sisters1964
38
Katia asleep1969
39
Study for the painting ''Nude Resting''1972
40
Bare rest1977
41
Waiting1995
42
Cat with mirror III Detalj 1Thomas Ammann Fi1994
43
Still Life with Lamp1958
44
Study for Girl with a window
45
The enthronement of Ogier
46
Lucrecia y Tarquino
47
Roger and his son
48
Tadzio II, a disgrace in the lido
49
Solitaire
50
The Living Room
51
Moroccan Horseman and his Horse
52
Nude with Cat1949
53
The Cat in the Mirror1990
54
Drawing room1942
55
Reclining Woman
56
Portrait of Frederick
57
The Brat
58
Study for Nude with Cat
59
Girl with Crossed Arms
60
Strumpelpeter, front view
61
Portrait of Frederick1
62
Portrait of Louis -René des Forêts
63
Girl kneeling, her arms on a chair
64
Girl with a Beret
65
Ganimedes I
66
Ogier Lahire Brother in arms1
67
Roberte attacked by spirits
68
Self-portrait
69
Colette profile
70
The balcony
71
Roberte, the afternoon
72
The parallel
73
Milady con el verdugo de Lille
74
Impotence and seduction
75
The test time
76
Study for the dream I (front)
77
Alice
78
The Afternoon Nap
79
Lena arms crossed
80
Bust of young woman
81
Descend to the basement
82
Lahire and young Ogier de Beauseant
83
Hairy Beauty
84
Nude on a Chaise Longue
85
Brother and Sister
86
Woman with Violin
87
Nude with Arms Raised
88
The large enclosure II
89
The First Communicants1926
90
The Barracks1933
91
Wash and Cathy1933
92
The Fear of Ghosts1933
93
Thérèse1938
94
Lady Abdy1935
95
Cathy1935
96
Study for the Dream I1935
97
Still life1937
98
The white skirt1937
99
Joan Miro and his daughter Dolores1937
100
Andre Derain1936
The four subjects most frequently represented among these works, each with its best-known example.
De 2 museer som innehar flest av målningarna på denna sida.
| Museum | Stad | Verk av Balthus | Målningar från denna lista |
|---|---|---|---|
 Art Institute of Chicago |
Chicago | 1 | Flicka med katt |
 Israels museum |
Jerusalem | 1 | La Place du Pantheon |
Select a decade to display its principal painting.
Balthus "Gatan" (1933) är en fängslande skildring av stadslivet, där realism flätas samman med subtil surrealism för att skapa en engagerande och tankeväckande scen. Denna storskaliga målning (195 x 240 cm) fångar en myllrande gata fylld av olika karaktärer upptagna med varierande aktiviteter, vilket erbjuder en glimt av storstadens vardagliga rytmer.
To stand before Balthus’s Nude at Rest is to enter a space suspended between wakefulness and dream. The composition centers on a figure seated in an armchair, enveloped by a palpable stillness that seems to absorb all surrounding sound. It is not merely a depiction of the nude form; rather, it is an exploration of repose itself—a moment caught just as consciousness drifts toward contemplation. The subject matter, rendered with…
Gatan (1933). The following entries are Flicka med katt (1937) and The Guitar Lesson (1934).
25 years: Balthus was born in 1908 and Gatan is dated 1933.
Gatan, Flicka med katt, The Guitar Lesson, La Patience (Solitaire), Guitar lesson, Girl at the window, The King of the Cats, The Cat in the Mediterranean, Le passage du Commerce Saint-Andre Private och The white skirt. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.
The catalogue records 200 works by Balthus, dated between 1926 and 1995.
Principally in Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago) och Israels museum (Jerusalem). The museum table above gives the full distribution.
In 1930s: 22 of the 100 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including Gatan.
The earliest dated work listed here is The First Communicants (1926); the latest is Waiting (1995).
Nudes (11), Buildings (8) och Women (8), out of the 100 works listed on this page.
Oil On Canvas, in 10 of the 100 works listed on this page.
Symbolism, as documented by the works on this page.
