Born in Florence to American parents (January 12, 1856 – April 14, 192), he was trained in Paris before moving to London, living most of his life in Europe. He enjoyed international acclaim as a portrait painter. He created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. His oeuvre documents worldwide travel, from Venice to the Tyrol , Corfu , Spain, the Middle East, Montana , Boston, Maine , and Florida . Joh

Balthus has been dubbed the Freud of Painting for his provocative paintings of young adolescent girls. Born on February 29, 1908, he was...