Giacometti Morandi: moments immobiles

Abstract

"Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) and Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964) never met, but many essential characteristics bring them close together: their particular practice in relation to their studio, the attachment to a familiar environment and models, and a singular research rooted in careful attention to real life, as this book shows. Major artists of the 20th century, they were original voices who, having experienced the avant-garde, revitalised classic forms: still life and landscape for Morandi, the human figure for Giacometti, both artists keen to express in the post-war years, a universal vision of the human condition." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Finalement, moi, je peins pour voir = In the end, I paint in order to see / Françoise Cohen -- Giacometti et Morandi, face à Cézanne = Giacometti and Morandi, facing Cézanne / Laure-Caroline Semmer -- Les années de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, un exil à la maison = The Second World War years, exiled at home / Alice Ensabella -- Mordre la réalité = Biting into reality / Erik Verhagen -- Art et vie dans les ateliers de Morandi et Giacometti = Art and life in the ateliers of Morandi and Giacometti / Alessia Masi.