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> From: Vladimir Nabokov Forum [mailto:NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU]On
> Behalf Of D. Barton Johnson
> Sent: 19 February 2001 01:28
> To: NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU
> Subject: [Fwd: Balthus Dies]
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> Since VN admitted liking Balthus, I thought his obituary may be
> appropriate for the list. Galya Diment
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> Artist Balthus Dies, Aged 92
>
And someone else made the connection between the two, because Balthus's
paintings were used as the cover art on some of VN's paperbacks isued by
Penguin Books here in the UK. In particular, Balthus' erotic but
slightly sinister nymphets had significantly Humbertian overtones.
Balthus painted his favourite model, Therese, a number of times and you
can view some of these paintings on line at
http://members.nbci.com/galeriejeune/balthus.htm I believe that the
third of these, Therese Dreaming, was used in a cropped form for the
cover of the old Penguin Modern Classics edition of 'Lolita', since
replaced by a new format.
Dr. Jerry Goodenough
School of Economic & Social Studies
University of East Anglia
Norwich NR4 7TJ
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vladimir Nabokov Forum [mailto:NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU]On
> Behalf Of D. Barton Johnson
> Sent: 19 February 2001 01:28
> To: NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU
> Subject: [Fwd: Balthus Dies]
>
>
> Since VN admitted liking Balthus, I thought his obituary may be
> appropriate for the list. Galya Diment
>
> Artist Balthus Dies, Aged 92
>
And someone else made the connection between the two, because Balthus's
paintings were used as the cover art on some of VN's paperbacks isued by
Penguin Books here in the UK. In particular, Balthus' erotic but
slightly sinister nymphets had significantly Humbertian overtones.
Balthus painted his favourite model, Therese, a number of times and you
can view some of these paintings on line at
http://members.nbci.com/galeriejeune/balthus.htm I believe that the
third of these, Therese Dreaming, was used in a cropped form for the
cover of the old Penguin Modern Classics edition of 'Lolita', since
replaced by a new format.
Dr. Jerry Goodenough
School of Economic & Social Studies
University of East Anglia
Norwich NR4 7TJ
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