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The King of the Cats by Balthus (1935)

This is just one of three self portraits completed by Balthus. Balthus was twenty-seven years of age when he painted this work.

Balthus had always had a love of cats and in this work we see him standing in a somewhat arrogant and aloof pose, with his beloved cat lovingly rubbing itself against his leg. On the floor, to his left, is a stone slab leaning against a high stool with the inscription:

A PORTRAIT OF
H.M.
THE KING OF THE CATS
Painted by
HIMSELF
MCMXXXV


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