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Hi Thomasin,
Gosh, thanks for the association, perhaps undeserving, but I am very flattered to be mentioned in the same paragraph as Balthus; one of my all time favorite painters too. Some consider him among the best painters ever. When I studied at PAFA, another student, Brett Bigbee, was everyone's envy because he could paint so much like Balthus, and still does! Balthus's images always haunt me, much as they do for you. Here is a favorite from 1955, "Frederique", so beautifully understated, and if I may say, sensuous.
Garth
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