51 Color Plates, 151 black and white illustrations, includes a chronology, a list of exhibitions, and a bibliography. The catalogue, written by Sabine Rewald, a specialist in the artist's work, is a major contribution to the study of Balthus. The author presents new biographical information about this reclusive artist, and her astute assessment of the works that influenced hime gives the reader a new sense of the richness and amibuity of Balthus's world.