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Mere de l’artiste a la fenetre, (The artist’s mother at the window)

Alberto Giacometti

Artwork Details

Mere de l’artiste a la fenetre, (The artist’s mother at the window)
1964
Alberto Giacometti
lithograph on paper
28 5/8 x 21 1/2 x 1 in. (72.71 x 54.61 x 2.54 cm);26 3/4 x 19 5/8 in. (67.94 x 49.85 cm)
Gift of Dr. Seymour and Barbara K. Adelson
2008/2.271

Description

Subject Matter:

Giacometti most famously created series of elongated, textured figural sculptures. Always quietly anonymous, the figures are striking in their unusual stance. Giacometti was also a portraitist, and frequently depicted his inner circle. Even in the context of personal portraits, Giacometti favored a highly stylized technique. The woman in this print is the artist's mother. Giacometti situates her in a scene, but also depicts her in a hieratic pose. Giacometti essentializes her pose in order to allow his mother become an icon. 

EC 2017

Physical Description:

Interior scene of a woman sitting at a desk.  A window is visible in the background. The image is faintly sketched.

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