Description |
xvi, 171 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
Summary |
"Alberto Giacometti, one of the foremost artists of the twentieth century, created sculptures and paintings of stark and haunting beauty. Now, in the one hundredth anniversary of his birth, this book celebrates his genius, tracing his development from the tiny sculptures he made during World War II to the characteristically emaciated figures of his mature style." "Michael Peppiatt gives an account of the crucial moment when Giacometti returned from his wartime exile in Geneva to his beloved Paris, a city traumatized by the war but receptive to new movements and ideas. He describes how Giacometti's way of seeing life - and his way of working - underwent several dramatic transformations during this period." "This book is the catalogue for an exhibition to be held at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich, England, and at the Fondation de l'Hermitage in Lausanne, Switzerland."--Jacket. |
Note |
Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Oct. 2-Dec. 9, 2001 and the Fondation de l'Hermitage, Lausanne, Feb. 1-May 12, 2002. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-166). |
Contents |
Includes exhibition catalogue. |
Subject |
Giacometti, Alberto, 1901-1966 -- Exhibitions.
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Added Author |
Giacometti, Alberto, 1901-1966.
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Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.
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Fondation de l'Hermitage.
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ISBN |
0300092423 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780300092424 cloth alkaline paper |
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0300090692 paperback |
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9780300090697 paperback |
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