Alberto Giacometti in Postwar Paris
- ISBN-10
- 0300090692
- ISBN-13
- 9780300090697
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 171
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Authors
- Alberto Giacometti, Michael Peppiatt, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Description
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.
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