Giacometti and Frank Auerbach: portraiture and the pursuit of the absolute

In this book, which compares and contrasts the work of two exceptional artists, Giacometti and Auerbach, Edward Lucie-Smith examines the changed but still vital role of portraiture in the art of our time. Both artists portray the same sitters over and over again, trying - so it seems - to catch some...

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1. Verfasser: Lucie-Smith, Edward 1933- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Giacometti, Alberto 1901-1966 (IllustratorIn), Auerbach, Frank 1931- (IllustratorIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [London] Cv Publications [2015]
Schriftenreihe:Cv, visual arts research series 211
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Zusammenfassung:In this book, which compares and contrasts the work of two exceptional artists, Giacometti and Auerbach, Edward Lucie-Smith examines the changed but still vital role of portraiture in the art of our time. Both artists portray the same sitters over and over again, trying - so it seems - to catch some elusive essence. The paintings are about as far as you can get from a portrait snapshot. Further still, perhaps, from the kind of flattering, polished likenesses created by professional photographers in their studios
Beschreibung:38 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781910110317

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