Paris. Galerie Claude Bernard. BALTHUS: Dessins et Aquarelles. Text by Jean Leymarie; unpaginated, illustrated in color and b&w. 4to, wraps. 1971.

Soby, James Thrall. BALTHUS. 35 pp., profusely illustrated. Small 4to, stapled wraps. New York, M.O.M.A., 1956.

Leymarie, Jean. BALTHUS. Unpaginated text with 66 full-page plates, 48 in color. Large square folio, cloth. Geneva, Skira, 1979.
Freitag 373.

New York. Pierre Matisse Gallery. BALTHUS: Paintings and Drawings 1934 - 1977. 4to, wraps. 1977.

Paris. Centre Georges Pompidou. BALTHUS. 391 pp. catalogue of the artist's exhibition in Paris and New York in 1983-84. Well illustrated with 64 color plates and hundreds of b&w reproductions. The French text includes contributions by many artists and critics. Square 4to, wraps. 1983.
Scarce

Klossowski de Rola, Stanislas. BALTHUS 100 pages, brief text and 80 color reproductions compiled by the artist's son. Large 4to, cloth. New York, Harper and Row, 1983.
Freitag 372.

Leymarie, Jean. BALTHUS. 155 pp., 66 large plates, of which 51 are in color, followed by survey, which is illustrated in b&w. 4to, wraps. New York, Rizzoli, 1982.
Freitag, 373. New expanded edition in smaller wraps. format.

New York. Metropolitan Museum of Art. BALTHUS. Text by Sabine Rewald. 176 pp. with 51 colorplates and 151 b&w illustrations. Large 4to, wrappers. New York, Abrams, 1984.

Rilke, Rainer Maria. Mitsou. Forty Images by BALTHUS. 60 pages,, roughly 40 b&w plates. 8vo, boards. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art in association with Harry N. Abrams, 1984.

Leymarie, Jean. BALTHUS. 32 pp. introduction and 56 tipped-in color and 18 b&w plates. Square folio, cloth. New York, Rizzoli/Skira, 1990.
Expanded 2nd ed.

Carandente, Giovanni. BALTHUS. Drawings and Watercolors. 120 pp. text with 132 illustrations in b&w and color. Large 4to, cloth. London, Thames & Hudson, 1983.

Venice. Biennale. BALTHUS. 95 pp. exhibition catalogue well illustrated with many full page color plates, including details of the paintings. 4to, cloth. 1980.

Lausanne. Musee Cantonal des Beaux-Arts. BALTHUS. By Jean Leymarie et al. 115 pp. include 45 color plates and numerous b&w illustrations. 4to, wraps. 1993.

Helfenstein, Josef et al. BALTHUS, Zeichnungen. 120 pp. with 109 illustrations, 12 in color. Large 4to, boards. Basel, Wiese Verlag, 1994.
A catalogue of drawings by Balthus (b.1908) exhibited at the Kunstmuseum, Bern in 1994. New books on this reclusive Swiss artist are rare, and a catalogue devoted to his drawings is especially welcome. This handsomely produced volume covers the period between 1927 and 1983 and includes numerous portraits, still life studies, nudes, and 14 pen and ink illustrations of "Wuthering Heights", many of which appeared in the revue "Minotaure" in 1935. Text in German.

Roy, Claude. BALTHUS. 269 pp., 182 color and 139 b&w illustrations. 4to, cloth. Boston, New York, Toronto, London, Little Brown, 1996.
Written by a longtime friend of Swiss painter Balthasar Klossowski de Rola (aka Balthus), this thorough, well-illustrated monograph explores the artist's life and work with an observant, informed style and an art historian's eye for detail and nuance. This is especially welcome in a treatment of these paintings, whose moody, cruel, and seductive overtones often ask more questions than they answer. The artist speaks freely with the author, and a more complete picture of both the man and the artist emerge.

Rome. L'Accademia Velentino. Omaggio a BALTHUS. 204 pp., with roughly 100 color illustrations. 4to, wraps in slipcase. Geneva, Skira, 1997.
A retrospective catalogue published on the occassion of the first substantial exhibition of oils, watercolors, and drawings by Balthus to be held in Italy. Text in Italian.

Paris. Musee des Arts Decoratifs. BALTHUS. Text by Gaetan Picon; 62 pages, illustrated in b&w. 8vo, wraps. 1966

Clair, Jean and Virginie Monnier. BALTHUS: Catalogue Raisonné of the Complete Works. 576 pp., 80 color and roughly 2,100 b&w plates. 4to, cloth. Paris, Gallimard in association with New York, Abrams, 1999.
This impressive volume, which includes the 350 known paintings as well as over 1,000 never-before-published drawings, adds significantly to our understanding of the depth and breadth of Balthus' oeuvre.

Weber, Nicholas Fox. BALTHUS: A Biography. 646 pp., 16 color plates and over 100 b&w figures. 8vo, cloth. New York, Knopf, 1999.
A full-scale biography of this enigmatic painter, tracing his career from his earliest work published (40 illustrations with text by Ranier Maria Rilke), to the present.

Clair, Jean (editor). BALTHUS. Text by Clair, Sabine Rewald et al.: 496 pp., approximately 400 color plates and numerous b&w illustrations. 4to, cloth. New York, Rizzoli International, 2001.
A comprehensive study of the artist's career and the many influences which informed his work. The text, written by John Russell, Sabine Rewald, and Jean Leymarie in addition to Jean Clair, is supplemented by an interview with Balthus and recollections by people who knew him well. Text in English.

Vircondelet, Alain. Vanished Splendors: A Memoir. BALTHUS. Introduction by Joyce Carol Oates; 242 pp., 9 color and 10 b&w illustrations. 8vo, boards. New York, Ecco Press, 2002.

Vevey (Switzerland). Jenisch Museum. BALTHUS: De Piero della Francesca a Alberto Giacometti. 2002. 142 pages, 4to, wraps. 2002

Rewald, Sabine with Virginie Monnier. BALTHUS: Time Suspended. Paintings and Drawings 1932-1960. 164 pp., 96 b&w figures, 76 color plates. 4to, cloth. Munich, Schirmer Mosel, 2007.
Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Museum Ludwig, Cologne.

Bal, Mieke. BALTHUS: Works, Interviews. Interview with Costanzo Costantini; 160 pp., 142 illustrations, mostly color. 4to, cloth. Barcelona, Poligrafa, 2008.

Klossowoski de Rola, Stanislas. BALTHUS. 160 pp., 116 illustrations, of which 108 are in color. 4to, wraps. New York, Harry N. Abrams, 2002.
The French artist Balthus has always insisted upon his personal privacy, a fact that has added a level of mystery to his already controversial paintings of young girls. The author of this book is Balthus' eldest son whose personal relationship to the artist allows a depth of insight not available to other scholars. A photographic section of Balthus in his studio, including images by Henri Cartier-Bresson, further illuminates this reclusive figure.

Clair, Jean. BALTHUS. 272 pages. 4to, cloth. Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, 2008.