Painting is the passage from the chaos of the emotions to the order of the possible. — Balthus Copy Share Image
I will always find even the worst paintings that attempt some kind of representation better than the best invented paintings. — Balthus Copy Share Image
The best way to begin is to say: 'Balthus is a painter of whom nothing is known. And now let us have… — Balthus Copy Share Image
Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle. — Balthus Copy Share Image
The best way to begin is to say: Balthus is a painter of whom nothing is known. And now let us have… — Balthus Copy Share Image
The craft of painting has virtually disappeared. There is hardly anyone left who really possesses it. For evidence one has only to… — Balthus Copy Share Image
Painting is a language which cannot be replaced by another language. I don't know what to say about what I paint, really. — Balthus Copy Share Image
I always feel the desire to look for the extraordinary in ordinary things; to suggest, not to impose, to leave always a… — Balthus Copy Share Image
I had only planned to strike the gong violently in order to somehow shake people up and make them more aware. I think I… — Balthus Copy Share Image
The craft of painting has virtually disappeared. There is hardly anyone left who really possesses it. For evidence one has only to look at… — Balthus Copy Share Image
One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil. — Balthus Copy Share Image
The best way to begin is to say: 'Balthus is a painter of whom nothing is known. And now let us have a look… — Balthus Copy Share Image
Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle. — Balthus Copy Share Image
The best way to begin is to say: Balthus is a painter of whom nothing is known. And now let us have a look… — Balthus Copy Share Image
I will always find even the worst paintings that attempt some kind of representation better than the best invented paintings. — Balthus Copy Share Image
Painting is the passage from the chaos of the emotions to the order of the possible. — Balthus Copy Share Image
Painting is a language which cannot be replaced by another language. I don't know what to say about what I paint, really. — Balthus Copy Share Image
