Giacometti First Edition Yves Bonnefoy by Yves Bonnefoy 9782080106162, 2080106163 instant download after payment.

Yves Bonnefoy examines the entire range of Alberto Giacomettis creative production sculpture, painting, drawing, and lithographsin this classic, singular study of the Swiss sculptor. By focusing on the works rather than on the details of the artists life, and by relying on the evidence of Giacomettis important writings and statements, the authora poet, essayist, and friend of the artistprovides a wealth of interpretations of Giacomettis drawings, canvases, and sculptures. Bonnefoys eloquent and incisive text traces Giacomettis artistic developmentfrom his experience with surrealism, to his return to figurative sculpture, to the period of his monumental Walking Man series.The superbly designed and copiously illustrated volume is further enriched with archival photographs of Giacomettis studios and five decades of artistic life in Paris.