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BALTHUS
(1908-2001)
"Art is to refuse mediocrity."
BALTHUS, a few dates

1908 Balthasar Klossowski de Rola known as "Balthus", was born in Paris in 1908
1961 manages the Villa Medicis (Roma) until 1977
1993 first main retrospective at the national museum of modern art in Paris (Centre Georges Pompidou)
2001 died in Rossinières (Switzerland)