Thérèse Dreaming

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Thérèse Dreaming is a 1938 painting by the French-Polish artist Balthus, known for its enigmatic depiction of a young girl in a relaxed, introspective pose that has sparked ongoing debate over its eroticism and voyeurism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
artist Balthus NERFINISHED
city New York City
collection Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York NERFINISHED
colorPalette muted tones
warm colors
controversy calls for removal from display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the 2010s
countryOfOrigin France
creator Balthus NERFINISHED
depictionStyle realism
stylization
depicts Thérèse Blanchard NERFINISHED
cat
interior scene
young girl
genre figurative art
hasPart cat at bowl
chair
table
window
hasQuality ambiguous eroticism
controversial
enigmatic
introspective mood
provocative
sensual undertones
hasReference Metropolitan Museum of Art collection catalogue entry NERFINISHED
inception 1938
languageOfTitle French
location Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED
mainSubject seated girl
materialUsed oil paint
movement modern art
museum Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED
notableFor controversial eroticism
depiction of adolescence
voyeuristic interpretation
partOf Balthus’s series of paintings of Thérèse Blanchard
pose raised leg
reclining seated pose
subjectAge adolescent girl
support canvas
theme adolescence
domestic interior
eroticism
introspection
voyeurism
titleInEnglish Thérèse Dreaming NERFINISHED
titleInOriginalLanguage Thérèse rêvant NERFINISHED

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Balthus notableWork Thérèse Dreaming