Philippe Anthonioz Presentation Booklet (Inscribed to Thierry Despont)
Self-published presentation booklet of sculptural works by artist, sculptor, and furniture-maker Philippe Anthonioz (b. 1953), who worked closely with Diego Giacometti in that master’s last years, producing work for the Musée Picasso commission. Anthionioz’s own sculpture in plaster, wood, and bronze, and in scale from table-top to monumental—and his concomitant furniture and lighting designs—is influenced by minimalists such as Carlo Scarpa and David Smith along of course with Giacometti. The present booklet, numbered 10/20, is warmly inscribed to noted architect and interior designer Thierry Despont. 8vo (7” x 7”), metal ring binding, printed acetate wrappers, 82 pages with b/w photos only on recto. Undated but circa 2002. Light rubbing.
Self-published presentation booklet of sculptural works by artist, sculptor, and furniture-maker Philippe Anthonioz (b. 1953), who worked closely with Diego Giacometti in that master’s last years, producing work for the Musée Picasso commission. Anthionioz’s own sculpture in plaster, wood, and bronze, and in scale from table-top to monumental—and his concomitant furniture and lighting designs—is influenced by minimalists such as Carlo Scarpa and David Smith along of course with Giacometti. The present booklet, numbered 10/20, is warmly inscribed to noted architect and interior designer Thierry Despont. 8vo (7” x 7”), metal ring binding, printed acetate wrappers, 82 pages with b/w photos only on recto. Undated but circa 2002. Light rubbing.
Self-published presentation booklet of sculptural works by artist, sculptor, and furniture-maker Philippe Anthonioz (b. 1953), who worked closely with Diego Giacometti in that master’s last years, producing work for the Musée Picasso commission. Anthionioz’s own sculpture in plaster, wood, and bronze, and in scale from table-top to monumental—and his concomitant furniture and lighting designs—is influenced by minimalists such as Carlo Scarpa and David Smith along of course with Giacometti. The present booklet, numbered 10/20, is warmly inscribed to noted architect and interior designer Thierry Despont. 8vo (7” x 7”), metal ring binding, printed acetate wrappers, 82 pages with b/w photos only on recto. Undated but circa 2002. Light rubbing.
