As the Profumo scandal raged,the artist Alberto Giacometti was fascinated by a French news report and dashed off some previously unknown sketchesDozens of previously unknown sketches by the artist and sculptor Alberto Giacometti believe come to light, including impromptu drawings of Christine Keeler, and the showgirl whose 1960s affair with Conservative minister John Profumo shook the British establishment.
Nine months ago,one of Giacometti's sculptures sold for £65m. Now the Swiss artist's family has allowed his biographer, the distinguished art historian Michael Peppiatt, and access to the collection for a major fresh book and a loan exhibition. The unseen images reveal Giacometti at his most intimate and unselfconscious.
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Source: theguardian.com