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»I only had the opportunity to visit Alberto Giacometti 94
in his studio once. He worked and smoked continuously. RENÉ BURRI
(1933–2014)
Giacometti has started to mold a new sculpture in the Alberto Giacometti molding a
morning, adding more and more clay to the figure, just figure after his brother Diego, Rue
to remove the material bit by bit throughout the day. Hippolyte Maindron, Paris 1960
He worked like a sleepwalker, permanently talking. I Vintage silver print
almost didn’t take the picture of Alberto closing his 11,7 × 16,8 cm (4.6 × 6.6 in)
Photographer’s agency stamp and several
eyes. As long as Giacometti lived, I never published it. handwritten notations in pencil on the reverse
Why? It affected me so deeply, as if I had anticipated LITERATURE
Hans-Michael Koetzle (ed.), René Burri Photo-
his coming death here.« graphies, London 2004, p. 405 (same series).
* € 3.400 / € 6.000–8.000
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