Basel. Balthus and the language of colour The Beyeler Foundation presents an exhibition on the work of the great French artist, letting the masterpieces on show evoke his timeless vision.

“Balthus”, exhibition view, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2018

Basel. Balthus and the language of colour The Beyeler Foundation presents an exhibition on the work of the great French artist, letting the masterpieces on show evoke his timeless vision.

“Balthus”, exhibition view, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2018

Basel. Balthus and the language of colour The Beyeler Foundation presents an exhibition on the work of the great French artist, letting the masterpieces on show evoke his timeless vision.

“Balthus”, exhibition view, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2018

Basel. Balthus and the language of colour The Beyeler Foundation presents an exhibition on the work of the great French artist, letting the masterpieces on show evoke his timeless vision.

“Balthus”, exhibition view, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2018

Basel. Balthus and the language of colour The Beyeler Foundation presents an exhibition on the work of the great French artist, letting the masterpieces on show evoke his timeless vision.

“Balthus”, exhibition view, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2018

Basel. Balthus and the language of colour The Beyeler Foundation presents an exhibition on the work of the great French artist, letting the masterpieces on show evoke his timeless vision.

“Balthus”, exhibition view, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2018

Basel. Balthus and the language of colour The Beyeler Foundation presents an exhibition on the work of the great French artist, letting the masterpieces on show evoke his timeless vision.

On show at “Balthus”, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2018

Basel. Balthus and the language of colour The Beyeler Foundation presents an exhibition on the work of the great French artist, letting the masterpieces on show evoke his timeless vision.

On show at “Balthus”, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2018

Basel. Balthus and the language of colour The Beyeler Foundation presents an exhibition on the work of the great French artist, letting the masterpieces on show evoke his timeless vision.

On show at “Balthus”, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2018

Basel. Balthus and the language of colour The Beyeler Foundation presents an exhibition on the work of the great French artist, letting the masterpieces on show evoke his timeless vision.

On show at “Balthus”, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2018

Basel. Balthus and the language of colour The Beyeler Foundation presents an exhibition on the work of the great French artist, letting the masterpieces on show evoke his timeless vision.

Balthus, La partie de cartes, oil on canvas, 139.7 x 193.7 cm, 1948-1950. Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. Copyright Balthus

Basel. Balthus and the language of colour The Beyeler Foundation presents an exhibition on the work of the great French artist, letting the masterpieces on show evoke his timeless vision.

Balthus, Thérèse, oil on cardboard on wood, 100.3 x 81.3 cm, 1938. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Allan D. Emil, in honor of William S. Lieberman, 1987.
Copyright Balthus. Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Art Resource/Scala, Florence

Basel. Balthus and the language of colour The Beyeler Foundation presents an exhibition on the work of the great French artist, letting the masterpieces on show evoke his timeless vision.

Balthus, passage du commerce-saint-André, oil on canvas, 294 x 330 cm, 1952–1954. Private collection, copiright Balthus. Photo Mark Niedermann.

Basel. Balthus and the language of colour The Beyeler Foundation presents an exhibition on the work of the great French artist, letting the masterpieces on show evoke his timeless vision.

A photographic portrait of Balthus, Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, 1948