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| Artist: | Giacometti, Alberto (1901 - 1966) |
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| Title: | Rue d'Alesia |
| Medium: | Orig Color Lithograph |
| Image Size: | 26 3/4 in x 21 in (68 cm x 53.3 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 26 3/4 in x 21 in (68 cm x 53.3 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 44 1/2 in x 37 1/4 in (113.03 cm x 94.62 cm) |
| Signed: | This is hand-signed by Alberto Giacometti (1901 - 1966) in ink in the lower right |
| Edition: | Numbered 171/200 in ink in the lower left |
| Condition: | Excellent |
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| Historical Description: | |
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Created in 1954, this original color lithograph was published by Maeght, Paris and is Giacometti's only color print to have been created. Hand-signed in ink in the lower right by the Alberto Giacometti (1901 - 1966) , this work is numbered 171/200 in ink in the lower left from the avant-la-lettre edition. The work is documented as Lust 201 and was used for the Exposition Giacometti 1954 at the Galerie Maeght and listed in the Maeght archives as number 16. This is considered one of Giacometti's very rare prints, and the only one done in color. Exhibiting the artist's skill in bringing life to inanimate objects, this work illustrates a street scene in a subtle and delicate manner. Comprised of muted grays, browns, blacks, and blues, the sensitivity in which the artist perceives his surroundings is evident in this work. The loose manner utilized by Giacometti is deceptive in the unstructured quality the viewer may perceive on first glance, but upon further inspection it is apparent that the buildings are proportionate, arranged with a strong sense of depth, space, and volume. The swirling of lines and shapes creates a sense of motion and activity, giving life to this quiet street without any inhabitants. Subtle in tonality, this work is full of active and expressive painterly gestures. Evoking a sense of spontaneity and intensity of execution, the narrow elongated structures in this image are reminiscent of the artist's figurative sculptures. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: 1) Lust, Herbert, Giacometti The Complete Graphics and 15 Drawings, 1970, listed as cat no 201 on pg 146. 2) Bonnefoy, Yves, Alberto Giacometti, 1991, the original painting is listed as cat no 475 on pg 485. 3) Lamarche-Vadel, Bernard, Alberto Giacometti, 1989, the original painting is listed as cat no 130 on pg 92. 4) Listed in the Maeght archives as Maeght 16. About the Framing: | |
| Style: | Modern Art, 20th Century Master |
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Biography of Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti (1901 - 1966)
Alberto Giacometti was born October 10, 1901, in Borgonovo, Switzerland, and grew up in the nearby town of Stampa. His father, Giovanni, was a Post-Impressionist painter. From 1919 to 1920, he studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and sculpture and drawing at the Ecole des Arts et Métiers in Geneva. In 1920, he traveled to Italy, where he was impressed by the works of Alexander Archipenko and Paul Cézanne at the Venice Biennale. He was also deeply affected by African and Egyptian art and by the masterpieces of Giotto and Tintoretto. In 1922, Giacometti settled in Paris, making frequent visits to Stampa, and occasionally attended Antoine Bourdelle’s sculpture classes.
In 1927, the artist moved into a studio with his brother, Diego Giacometti, his lifelong companion and assistant, and exhibited his sculpture for the first time at the Salon des Tuileries, Paris. His first show in Switzerland, shared with his father, was held at the Galerie Aktuaryus, Zurich, in 1927. The following year, Giacometti met André Masson, and by 1930 he was a participant in the Surrealist circle until 1934. His first solo show took place in 1932 at the Galerie Pierre Colle, Paris. In 1934, his first American solo exhibition opened at the Julien Levy Gallery, New York. During the early 1940s, he became friends with Simone de Beauvoir, Pablo Picasso, and Jean-Paul Sartre. From 1942, Giacometti lived in Geneva, where he associated with the publisher Albert Skira.
He returned to Paris in 1946. In 1948, he was given a solo show at the Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York. The artist’s friendship with Samuel Beckett began around 1951. In 1955, he was honored with retrospectives at the Arts Council Gallery, London, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. He received the Sculpture Prize at the 1961 Carnegie International in Pittsburgh and the Grand Prize for Sculpture at the 1962 Venice Biennale, where he was given his own exhibition area. In 1965, Giacometti exhibitions were organized by the Tate Gallery, London, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Louisiana Museum, Humlebaek, Denmark, and the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. That same year, he was awarded the Grand Prix National des Arts by the French government. Giacometti died January 11, 1966, in Chur.
