{"product_id":"balthus-ka","title":"Balthus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eBalthus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Count Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, 1908–2001) was a French-German painter who shocked the Parisian art world in 1934 with his dreamy, sensual, neo-classical portraits of nymphets. This occurred at a time when Surrealism and abstraction were standard. While frequently scorned as a provocateur, Balthus was widely embraced as an artistic prodigy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eResponding to critics of his realist style, he noted: \"The real isn't what you think you see. One can be a realist of the unreal and a figurative painter of the invisible.\" Today, his paintings endure as prime examples of modern figurative art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a new book, unopened and out-of-print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen GmbH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276533792935,"sku":"9783822822050","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2405\/0589\/files\/9783822822050.jpg?v=1788000045","url":"https:\/\/piperpress.com.au\/products\/balthus-ka","provider":"Piper Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}