Le bouquet de roses sur la fenêtre (The bouquet of roses on the window)  1958

Gallery label: [br]Balthus blended traditional painting techniques with an eerie, disquieting undertone that links him to Surrealists such as De Chirico (at left). Though best known for images of adolescent girls, he also painted landscapes, such as this view from his home in central France. The bouquet, replaced in other versions by a female figure, provides a sense of vo...