Artist Monograph

Balthus (Baltusz Klossowski de Rola), French

French, 1908–2001

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	5	41.7%
Oil Painting	4	33.3%
Other Media	2	16.7%
Watercolor	1	8.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	8	66.7%
Painting & Sculpture	4	33.3%

Production by Decade

1

1920s

5

1930s

4

1940s

2

1960s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	2	16.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)	6	50%
Large (1–3 m)	4	33.3%

Range: 21.6 cm → 240.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1938	1
1944	1
1963	2
1964	1
1965	1
1978	4
1979	1
1983	1

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 12 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Study for The Street Drawing Acc. 595.1963	(1929)	Ink on paper	6 7/8 x 8 5/8" (17.4 x 21.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of James Thrall Soby
a) Study for Cathy Dressing b) Study for The Street Drawing Acc. 266.1964.a-b	(1933)	Ink on paper	.a: 8 1/2 x 6 7/8" (21.5 x 17.4 cm) .b: 6 7/8 x 8 1/2" (17.4 x 21.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Victor Thaw
Illustrations for Bronte: Wuthering Heights. a) "…The Room is Haunted! I'm Afraid of Being Alone!". b) "Miss Cathy Seized Him Again" Drawing Acc. 205.1963.a-b	(1933)	Ink on paper	11 7/8 x 11 1/4" (30.0 x 28.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John S. Newberry Collection
The Street Painting Acc. 1200.1979	1933	Oil on canvas	6' 4 3/4" x 7' 10 1/2" (195 x 240 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	James Thrall Soby Bequest
André Derain Painting Acc. 67.1944	1936	Oil on wood	44 3/8 x 28 1/2" (112.7 x 72.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest (by exchange)
Joan Miró and His Daughter Dolores Painting Acc. 398.1938	October 1937-January 1938	Oil on canvas	51 1/4 x 35" (130.2 x 88.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
The Living Room Painting Acc. 245.1983	1942	Oil on canvas	45 1/4 x 57 7/8" (114.8 x 146.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Estate of John Hay Whitney
A Young Girl Drawing Acc. 6.1978	1947	Chalk on colored paper	24 3/4 x 18 7/8" (62.7 x 48.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection
Study for Nude with Cat Drawing Acc. 377.1965	(c. 1949)	Pencil and ink on paper	11 7/8 x 17 7/8" (30.2 x 45.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of John S. Newberry
Study for The Room Drawing Acc. 256.1978	1949	Chalk on paper	14 7/8 x 21 1/4" (37.9 x 54 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The John S. Newberry Collection (by exchange)
Study for the painting La Chambre Turque Drawing Acc. 728.1978	1963	Pencil and watercolor on paper	19 7/8 x 27 5/8" (50.5 x 70.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift in memory of Patricia Kane Matisse
Study of a Nude Drawing Acc. 727.1978	(1964)	Pencil on paper	30 x 19 5/8" (76.2 x 49.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift in memory of Patrica Kane Matisse