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When we look at a painting hanging on an art gallery wall, we see only what the artist has chosen to disclose--the finished work of art. What remains mysterious is the process of creation itself--the making of the work of art. Everyone who has looked at paintings has wondered about this, and numerous efforts have been made to discover and depict the creative method of important artists. A Giacometti Portrait is a picture of one of the century's greatest artists at work. James Lord sat for eighteen days while his friend Alberto Giamcometti did his portrait in oil. The artist painted, and the model recorded the sittings and took photographs of the work in its various stages. What emerged was an illumination of what it is to be an artist and what it was to be Giacometti--a portrait in prose of the man and his art. A work of great literary distinction, A Giacometti Portrait is, above all, a subtle and important evocation of a great artist.Product Identifiers
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux INC International Concepts
ISBN-139780374515737
eBay Product ID (ePID)128855079
Product Key Features
Book TitleA Giacometti Portrait
AuthorJames Lord
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1980
Number of Pages117 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height210mm
Item Width133mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorJames Lord
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States