Alberto Giacometti. Diego Giacometti. 2 Vols.
New York: Assouline, 2001. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 78 (2), 79 (1)pp. Original stiff gray wraps with off-white lettering on covers and spines, in original illustrated dustjackets, housed in original illustrated stiff wraps slipcase, black lettering on spine. Burgundy endpapers.
"Giacometti was one of the most important artists of the 20th century. Breaking both with the figurative tradition and with contemporary tendencies that gave priority to the play of signs over the exploration of the human condition, he developed an art that speaks with unmatched gravity and intensity of the presence of other beings–for beings standing before him in that moment of their existence. This art is not simply art: it is a metaphysical and moral statement of the kind that society needs." (Publisher, Vol. 1, Alberto).
"In February 1986, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris presented the first official exhibition devoted to the work of decorative artist and sculptor Diego Giacometti. This display of plaster, clay and bronze, which flowered over many years in the shadow of his great older brother, Alberto Giacometti, reveals a fabulous world where cats, birds and plants appear on utilitarian objects and items of furniture like fairy-tale characters." (Publisher, Vol. 2, Diego).
Slipcase with light rubbing, books in fine condition. Near fine to fine condition. Item #48503
ISBN: 2843232996
Price: $65.00