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Alberto Giacometti

Alberto Giacometti (UK: ˌ dʒ æ k ə ˈ m ɛ t i , US: ˌ dʒ ɑː k , Italian: [alˈbɛrto dʒakoˈmetti]; 10 October 1901 – 11 January 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker.Beginning in 1922, he lived and worked mainly in Paris but regularly visited his hometown Borgonovo to see his family and work on his art.. Giacometti was one of the most important ...

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Alberto Giacometti is born on October 10 in the mountain hamlet of Borgonovo, near Stampa in the Grisons (Graubünden) canton of Switzerland. His father Giovanni Giacometti is a Post Impressionist painter; his mother Annetta Giacometti Stampa is the daughter of one of the valley’s landed families. Augusto Giacometti, an important Symbolist ...

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Alberto Giacometti | Swiss sculptor and painter | Britannica

Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor and painter, best known for his attenuated sculptures of solitary figures. His work has been compared to that of the existentialists in literature. Giacometti displayed precocious talent and was much encouraged by his father, Giovanni, a Post Impressionist

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The Giacometti Foundation, Paris is a private French institution recognized as being of public utility. Its purpose is the protection, diffusion and influence of the work of Alberto Giacometti. It is headed by Catherine Grenier, curator. It has the richest collection in the world of works by Alberto Giacometti. The Foundation designs and organizes exhibitions, seminars and conferences.