Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Paris sans fin
Paris: Tériade, 1969
Folio (42.5 × 32.5 cm), loose sheets in paper wrappers with title on front, in beige cloth-covered boards, slipcase with title and artist's name in gilt on spine
Original edition.
Illustration: 150 black lithographs
From an edition of 270 copies. One of 20 "hors commerce" proof copies on Arches wove paper, with a signature stamp (n°XVII).
One of the most beautiful books illustrated by Alberto Giacometti. Three years after his death, the Greek-born publisher Tériade published Paris sans fin, consisting of an unfinished text by the artist, a sequence of 149 lithographs, and an emblematic frontispiece featuring a nude woman in motion.
Bibliography:
-H. C. Lust, Alberto Giacometti: The Complete Graphics and 15 drawings, no. 204-353.
-A. Coron, The Book and the Artist 1967-1976, n°118.
