Alberto Giacometti
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (892 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1849765049 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Catherine Grenier is director, Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti. Frances Morris is director, Tate Modern.
About the AuthorFrances Morris is director, Tate Modern. Catherine Grenier is director, Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti.
This accessible survey is the definitive resource for fans of the artist. . This comprehensive overview of his career focuses on the art, the people, and the events that influenced him, and on the original and experimental way in which he approached and developed his work. However, the story of Giacometti’s evolution, from his first professional works of art through his surrealist compositions to the emergence of his mature style, has rarely been explored fully and in depth. An illustrated glossary of texts on his life and art is accompanied by a plate section of strikingly beautiful illustrations of his sculptures, paintings, and drawings as well as sketchbooks, decorative works, photographs, and studio ephemera, much of which have never been published before. His distinctive elo