Pierre Klossowski

Pierre Klossowski

La Belle Empoisonneuse, 1980
Pencil on paper mounted on linen
59 x 56 58 x 3 inches (149.9 x 143.8 x 7.6 cm)
58 34 x 56 14 x 2 38 inches (149.2 x 142.9 x 6 cm) framed

About

Pierre Klossowski (1905-2001) was born in Paris and lived between France, Germany and Switzerland before his death. His work has been the subject of major survey exhibitions at Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin (2017); Circulo de Bellas Artes de Madrid, Spain (2007); Centre Pompidou – Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris (2007); Museum Ludwig, Köln, Germany (2006); Whitechapel Art Gallery, London (2006); Sala Parpallo, Valencia, Spain (1991); Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid (1991); and Kunsthalle, Bern (1981). Klossowski’s works were included in documenta 7, Kassel, in 1982. The artist authored several publications, including Le Bain de Diane (1980); Le Baphomet (1965); Nietzsche et le cercle vicieux (1969); La Monnaie vivant (1970); and the trilogy Les Lois de l’hospitalité, consisted of Roberte ce soir (1954), La Révocation de l’édit de Nantes (1959), and Le Souffleur (1960).

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