The search for perfection never ends
Paris, 1964. The Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti, one of the most accomplished and respected artists of his generation, asks his friend, the American writer James Lord, to sit for a portrait, assuring him that it will take no longer than two or three hours, an afternoon at the most.
paris, france
based on novel or book
biography
sculptor
struggling artist
1960s
painter as artist
posing for a portrait
portrait of an artist