Painting is a language which cannot be replaced by another language. I don't know what to say about what I paint, really.
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I refuse to confide and don't like it when people write about art.Balthus
Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.
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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.
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I always feel the desire to look for the extraordinary in ordinary things; to suggest, not to impose, to leave always a slight touch of mystery in my paintings.
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I will always find even the worst paintings that attempt some kind of representation better than the best invented paintings.
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