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Бальтюс (Balthus, 1908-2001)
The Cardplayers, 1968-1973
Casein oil and tempera on canvas, 189 cm x 226 cm
(c) Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
"This work was painted in Rome when Balthus, born as Count Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, was director of the Académie de France in the Villa Medici. It is said that Balthus started the work after visiting a Kabuki performance in Japan. This form of theatre features re-enactments of historical events and highlights moral conflicts in the love between man and woman. Because women were forbidden from taking part in these performances, the female roles were played by male actors. This perhaps explains the androgynous appearance of the figure on the right."