{"product_id":"painters-house-balthus-at-the-grand-chalet","title":"Painter's House: Balthus at the Grand Chalet","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePainter's House: Balthus at the Grand Chalet\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eKishin Shinoyama\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e3823854720\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eSchirmer \/ Mosel\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2000\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e88\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eModerate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eThe erotic, sensual paintings of Balthus, one of the most enigmatic and poetic figures in twentieth-century art, have commanded a cult following, much like the artist himself, who has fended off all outside intrusions into his private life. In the late 1970s, the aging master finally settled down in the Grand Chalet at Rossiniere, a magnificent timber house built in the eighteenth century, and situated 3000 feet above sea level in the Swiss province of Gruyere. Although the house and its occupants have always remained off limits to media and public alike, the ban was lifted for Japanese photographer Kishin Shinoyama, who was not only allowed to photograph the Grand Chalet, its rooms, and the family life taking place there, but was also admitted into Balthus's studio, his sanctum sanctorum, located in a roomy exterior building.\u003cp\u003eThis selection of small, exquisitely produced photographs, with an accompanying essay by German documentarist Gero von Boehm, offers a unique glimpse into Balthus's private and creative life. Intimate portraits of the artist at work and breathtaking images of the mountainous landscape are interspersed with reproductions of Balthus's marvelous paintings. A lovely gift for artists and any of Balthus's numerous admirers, this handsomely produced volume is as elegant and serene as the world Balthus has created both on canvas and at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe elegant packaging and beautiful photography make this a \"lifestyle\" book as well as an appreciation of one of modern art's most enigmatic painters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Schirmer \/ Mosel","offers":[{"title":"Painter's House: Balthus at the Grand Chalet | Kishin Shinoyama | Hardcover | 3823854720 | Used: Good | Back Stacks R 1783028","offer_id":67579527135384,"sku":"1783028","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81ozeqFj1_L.jpg?v=1790363280","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/painters-house-balthus-at-the-grand-chalet","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}