Erich Klossowski

Erich Klossowski (1875 - 1949) was a French/German art historian and a painter, now primarily known as the father of the philosopher Pierre Klossowski and the artist Balthus.

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1875 - 1949 - French - German - Pierre Klossowski - Balthus

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He was born to a noble Polish family (szlachta) of the Rola coat-of-arms, that lived in Prussia. This was precisely the reason for his son Balthus, to add, later in life, "de Rola" to his family name Klossowski.

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Polish - Szlachta - Rola - Prussia - Klossowski

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Erich Klossowski wrote (in German) one of the early monographs on Honoré Daumier, published in Munich, in 1923. He married Elisabeth Dorothea Spiro. Later, the couple moved to Paris.

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German - Honoré Daumier - Munich - Elisabeth Dorothea Spiro - Paris

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