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   May 8, 2012 · Alberto Giacometti (, US also , 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.

3. www.metmuseum.org › art › collectionAlberto Giacometti - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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   Overview. Inscriptions and Markings. Provenance. Exhibition History. References. Title: Three Men Walking II. Artist: Alberto Giacometti (Swiss, Borgonovo 1901–1966 Chur) Date: 1949. Medium: Bronze. Edition: 1/6. Dimensions: 30 1/8 in. × 13 in. × 12 3/4 in. (76.5 × 33 × 32.4 cm) Classification: Sculpture.

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   What makes Giacometti a great sculptor?

   • Giacometti’s postwar figure sculptures had skeletal bodies with gouged surfaces that surpassed the expressiveness of Rodin. The combination of fixed frontal stares and ravaged surfaces effectively keep the viewer at a distance, for seen up close the features dissolve into daubs and irregular textures.

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   What lithographs did Augusto Giacometti make?

   • Cover art by Giacometti. Alberto Giacometti (1901 - 1966) - Original vintage lithograph - 1963. Alberto Giacometti, Lithograph, 1961. ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (Italian, 1901-1966), "The Search (Dans l'Atelier)", 1965, original etching. Vintage Switzerland Travel Poster by Augusto Giacometti.

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   Who was Alberto Giacometti?

   • Please update your browser for the best experience. Alberto Giacometti (, US also , 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.

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   What happened to Giacometti's sculptures?

   • Over and again, back in his native Switzerland, Giacometti would begin the same sculpture of a woman glimpsed on the Boulevard Saint-Michel and watch it shrink beneath his fingers. Still he persisted. At the war's end, when he finally boarded the train back to France, the works of those years fitted entirely into a handful of matchboxes.

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   Jan 23, 2024 · Alberto Giacometti created a varied body of sculptures, paintings, and drawings, but he is best known for his sculptures of tall, thin, and rigid women and men often mounted on large bases. In the destructive wake of World War II, these figures--skeletal, seemingly anonymous and isolated--were embraced as powerful metaphors of the human condition.

6. www.metmuseum.org › art › collectionAlberto Giacometti | Head/Skull | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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   Overview. Provenance. References. Title: Head/Skull. Artist: Alberto Giacometti (Swiss, Borgonovo 1901–1966 Chur) Date: 1934. Medium: Plaster. Dimensions: Height: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm) Classification: Sculpture. Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Sylvia Slifka, 2004. Accession Number: 2004.209.

7. www.metmuseum.org › art › collectionAlberto Giacometti | Tall Figure | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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   Exhibition History. References. Title: Tall Figure. Artist: Alberto Giacometti (Swiss, Borgonovo 1901–1966 Chur) Date: 1947. Medium: Bronze. Edition: 3/6. Dimensions: 79 1/2 × 8 5/8 × 16 1/4 in. (201.9 × 21.9 × 41.3 cm) Classification: Sculpture. Credit Line: The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Collection, 2002. Accession Number: 2002.456.111.

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   Giacometti’s postwar figure sculptures had skeletal bodies with gouged surfaces that surpassed the expressiveness of Rodin. The combination of fixed frontal stares and ravaged surfaces effectively keep the viewer at a distance, for seen up close the features dissolve into daubs and irregular textures.

10. www.artic.edu › artists › 34643Alberto Giacometti | The Art Institute of Chicago

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    See all 85 artworks ›. Spoon Woman, 1926–27 (cast 1954) Alberto Giacometti. Walking Man II, 1960. Alberto Giacometti. Isaku Yanaihara, 1956. Alberto Giacometti. Tall Figure, 1947. Alberto Giacometti.