{"product_id":"alberto-giacometti-a-biography","title":"Alberto Giacometti: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn insightful and comprehensive biography of the great twentieth century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAlberto Giacometti was one of the most enigmatic and memorable personalities of the twentieth century. Born in Switzerland in 1901, he settled in Paris in 1922 where he lived and worked for the rest of his life. Giacometti’s early influences included his father—painter Giovanni Giacometti—sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, and mentors Zadkine\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003eLipchitz, and Laurens. When he turned from cubism to surrealism, his work earned near-instantaneous recognition, but Giacometti quickly moved on, pioneering a solitary path on the margin of contemporary trends. Today, his signature elongated sculptures are icons of art history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit of new research, this riveting biography offers a chronological look at the whole of the artist’s life and work. It is published in coordination with the \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGiacometti \u003c\/span\u003eexhibition at the Guggenheim in New York (June 8‒September 16, 2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Flammarion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52209101865269,"sku":"9782080203793","price":13.0,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/4157\/3429\/files\/b21.jpg?v=1768477405","url":"https:\/\/capbookshop.com\/products\/alberto-giacometti-a-biography","provider":"CAP BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}