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>From Alan Jenkins's _TLS_ review of the three books on Balthus, the
following passage certainly has Nabokovian echoes:
"It was probably in Berne that Balthus first met Antoinette de
Watteville,
but it was in the Alpine paradise of Beatenberg that he saw her again in
1924 (he was sixteen, she twelve). By 1930, they had fallen in love,
though this was hardly an ideal situation. She was the wilful, rather
wild daughter of wealthy aristocrats. The Byronic painter was, as all
accounts agree, 'lean and compelling' in looks, extremely intelligent,
with a seriousness and gravity far in excess of his years--and
penniless."
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----- Original Message -----
From: D. Barton Johnson <chtodel@gte.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 3:29 PM
Subject: Balthus
> VN once expressed appreciation for the paintings of Balthus (a.k.a.
> Count Balthasar
> Klossowsi de Rola). For those interested, Alan Jenkins' "Recovering the
> Light. Balthus, King of the Cats and eternal adolescent" in the
> (London) Times Literary Supplement of April 5, 2002 reviews five recent
> books on Balthus, pp. 6-7.
>From Alan Jenkins's _TLS_ review of the three books on Balthus, the
following passage certainly has Nabokovian echoes:
"It was probably in Berne that Balthus first met Antoinette de
Watteville,
but it was in the Alpine paradise of Beatenberg that he saw her again in
1924 (he was sixteen, she twelve). By 1930, they had fallen in love,
though this was hardly an ideal situation. She was the wilful, rather
wild daughter of wealthy aristocrats. The Byronic painter was, as all
accounts agree, 'lean and compelling' in looks, extremely intelligent,
with a seriousness and gravity far in excess of his years--and
penniless."
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----- Original Message -----
From: D. Barton Johnson <chtodel@gte.net>
To: <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 3:29 PM
Subject: Balthus
> VN once expressed appreciation for the paintings of Balthus (a.k.a.
> Count Balthasar
> Klossowsi de Rola). For those interested, Alan Jenkins' "Recovering the
> Light. Balthus, King of the Cats and eternal adolescent" in the
> (London) Times Literary Supplement of April 5, 2002 reviews five recent
> books on Balthus, pp. 6-7.