Home Balthus, mysterious, discussed and fascinating painter Balthus. The cat at the mirror II, 1986 - 1989. Oil on canvas, cm. 200 x 170. Private collection © Balthus London

Balthus. The cat at the mirror II, 1986 – 1989. Oil on canvas, cm. 200 x 170. Private collection © Balthus London

Balthus. Alice in the mirror, 1933, cm. 162 x 112. Oil on canvas. Collection Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris

Balthus. The cat at the mirror II, 1986 – 1989. Oil on canvas, cm. 200 x 170. Private collection © Balthus London

Balthus. The Cat of the Mediterranean, 1949. Private collection, © Balthus © Mondadori portfolio/Bridgeman Images

Balthus. The cildrens Blanchard’, 1937. Oil on canvas. National Museum Picasso, Paris © Balthus