Baladine Klossowska | |
|---|---|
 Klossowska (with Rilke) c. 1923 | |
| Born | Elisabeth Dorothea Spiro 21 October 1886 |
| Died | 21 October 1969 (aged 83) |
| Spouse | |
| Partner(s) | Rainer Maria Rilke (1919–1926, his death) |
| Children |
|
Baladine Klossowska or Kłossowska (21 October 1886 – 11 September 1969) was a German painter. Originating from an artistic Jewish family with roots in Lithuania, she moved from Breslau, Germany, to Paris, France, at the turn of the 20th century, where she was a vivid and active participant in the explosion of artistic experiment then active in the city.
She was mother to controversial modernist painter Balthus[1][2] as well as the writer Pierre Klossowski,[3] and the final muse and love of the poet Rainer Maria Rilke.[4]
- ^ Russell, John (19 February 2001). "Balthus, Painter Whose Suggestive Figures Caused a Stir, Is Dead at 92". The New York Times. pp. B.8. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ Clair, Jean (2001). Balthus. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500093030. OCLC 966133400.
- ^ Spira, Anthony; Wilson, Sarah (2006). Pierre Klossowski (Exhibition catalog). Ostfildern, Germany: Hatje Cantz. ISBN 9783775717915. OCLC 122930869.
- ^ Freedman, Ralph (1998). Life of a Poet: Rainer Maria Rilke. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press. ISBN 9780810115439. OCLC 38304334.