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Plate size: 10 X 7.7 inches. Unsigned, from the original publication in "Paroles Peintes, II", before the cancellation two diagonal lines at lower left corner, printed on heavy, felt-finish cream wove Johannot paper, 15 X 11 inch sheet. Published in the portfolio "Paroles Peintes" II, Edition O. Lazar-Vernet, Paris, 1965, total edition 235. Catalog raisonne reference: Lust 187; Kornfeld 225. Mint condition. Free shipping to US address. (nt bnd-lib-8a) Note: Alberto Giacometti (10 October 1901 - 11 January 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman & printmaker. Beginning in 1922, he lived & worked mainly in Paris but regularly visited his hometown Borgonovo to see his family & work on his art. Giacometti was one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century. His work was particularly influenced by artistic styles such as Cubism & Surrealism. Philosophical questions about the human condition, as well as existential & phenomenological debates played a significant role in his work. Around 1935 he gave up on his Surrealist influences in order to pursue a more deepened analysis of figurative compositions. Giacometti wrote texts for periodicals & exhibition catalogues & recorded his thoughts & memories in notebooks & diaries. His critical nature led to self-doubt about his own work & his self-perceived inability to do justice to his own artistic vision. His insecurities nevertheless remained a powerful motivating artistic force throughout his entire life. Between 1938 & 1944 Giacometti's sculptures had a maximum height of seven centimeters (2.75 inches). Their small size reflected the actual distance between the artist's position & his model. in this context he self-critically stated: "But wanting to create from memory what I had seen, to my terror the sculptures became smaller & smaller". After World War II, Giacometti created his most famous sculptures: his extremely tall & slender figurines. These sculptures were subject to his individual viewing experiencebetween an imaginary yet real, a tangible yet inaccessible space. in Giacometti's whole body of work, his painting constitutes only a small part. After 1957, however, his figurative paintings were equally as present as his sculptures. His almost monochromatic paintings of his late work do not refer to any other artistic styles of modernity. (source: wikipedia.org) Alberto Giacometti | Swiss, 1901-1966, "Deux Sculptures Dans L'atelier", 1965, Original Etching
