Screen LibraryAlberto Giacometti and the perception of reality /
This book looks at a refined selection of drawings by Alberto Giacometti and examines them against more than one hundred letters exchanged between Giacometti and his parents, the majority of which have not previously been published. The choice of drawings and the selected correspondence illuminate i...
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| Published: |
Hatje Cantz,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
This book looks at a refined selection of drawings by Alberto Giacometti and examines them against more than one hundred letters exchanged between Giacometti and his parents, the majority of which have not previously been published. The choice of drawings and the selected correspondence illuminate important aspects of the development of Giacometti?s work over five decades of his life. Patrick de Vries also examines Alberto Giacometti?s friendships with important artists who were his contemporaries, such as Pablo Picasso, Francis Gruber, Balthus, and Tal-Coat. He examines the artists? views o |
| Carrier Form: | 223 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9783775745277 3775745270 |
| Index Number: | N6853 |
| CLC: | J055.22 |
| Call Number: | J055.22/V982 |