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Photograph by Dennis Kardon of a detail of Balthus, Thérèse Dreaming,1938. Oil on canvas, 59 x 51 inches. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, 1998 © Balthus - artcritical
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New York's Met Museum refuses to remove Balthus painting despite petition against promoting paedophilia
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Balthus's work may carry some paedophilic content - but that doesn't mean this painting should be banned
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