Balthus Quotes on pain

The craft of painting has virtually disappeared. There is hardly anyone left who really possesses it. For evidence one has only to look at the painters of this century... view

By: Balthus

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The best way to begin is to say: Balthus is a painter of whom nothing is known. And now let us have a look at his paintings... view

By: Balthus

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Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle... view

By: Balthus

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Painting is the passage from the chaos of the emotions to the order of the possible... view

By: Balthus

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Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish... view

By: Balthus

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Painting is a language which cannot be replaced by another language. I don't know what to say about what I paint, really... view

By: Balthus

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I will always find even the worst paintings that attempt some kind of representation better than the best invented paintings... view

By: Balthus

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