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.
“One of the most predictable things in life is there will be change. You are better off if you can have a say in the change. But you are ignorant or naive if you don't think there will be change, whether you want it to or not.”
“The ancient Greeks noticed that a man with arms and legs extended described a circle, with his navel as the center.”