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Alberto Giacometti: A Biography of His Work

Yves Bonnefoy

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A new paperback edition of the authoritative monograph on Giacometti

Giacometti's strangely moving elongated human sculptures are among the most instantly recognizable works in twentieth-century art.Yet there was more to Giacometti's creativity than the works for which he is best known: he was a fine and sensitive draftsman and portraitist, and his early works have a primitive power all of their own.Yves Bonnefoy's groundbreaking study, first published in 1991, is based on first-hand research with the artist's family and entourage and covers not only the evolution of Giacometti's artistic output, providing seminal interpretations of major works, but also looks at the psychological and social context in which Giacometti was creating.With over 600 illustrations, this volume comprises one of the richest visual sources available on the artist, while the breadth of the author's research means he is able to throw light on key issues concerning not only Giacometti, but twentieth-century art in general.

This new paperback edition of Yves Bonnefoy's monumental yet accessible piece of scholarship is published to coincide with the centenary of Giacometti's birth.

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Other editions: 2006, Hardcover - 2006, Softcover - 2004, Hardcover - 2004, 2004, 2003, 2003, 2002, 2002, Softcover - 2002