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Title: Not a definitive study, IMO.
Review: This is a short and not terribly well written biography of Giorgio de Chirico. The author should refrain from interpreting what motivated the paintings because she seems to have a superficial understanding of what art is really all about. I would not consider this a serious study of the painter. As well, this book should have been better edited. For example, on page 114, following the death of the painter's mother: "When he go back, in 1938, he had intended to have a splendid tomb built ..." Fortunately, I bought this book as a remainder and even then paid too much at $16.98. Look elsewhere for depth on the great painter Giorgio de Chirico
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