What is alberto giacometti famous for
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Alberto Giacometti
Biography
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1. A youth spent in a studio
Alberto Giacometti grew up in Switzerland in the Val Bregaglia alpine valley, a few kilometers from the Swiss-Italian border. His father, Giovanni Giacometti (1868-1933) was an impressionist painter esteemed by Swiss collectors and artists. He shared his thoughts with his son on art and the nature of art.
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2. The encounter with the arts of Africa and Oceania
Giacometti’s work shows the influence of African and Oceanian sculpture. When the young artist developed an interest in African art in 1926, it was no longer a novelty for the modern artists of the previous generation (Picasso, Derain); it had even become popularized to the point of becoming decorative.
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3. The surrealist experiment
Giacometti joined André Breton’s Surrealist movement in 1931, as an active member
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Alberto Giacometti, Alberto Giacometti travaillant dans son atelier au buste de Yanaihara, septembre 1960, coll.Fondation Giacometti, Paris.
© Succession Giacometti (Fondation Giacometti, Paris et ADAGP, Paris)
Alberto Giacometti
Biographical timeline
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
From 16 Jul 1901 To 18 Jan 1906
1901
10 October: birth of Alberto Giacometti in Borgonovo, a small village in the Val Bregaglia region of Switzerland, near the Italian border. The eldest child of Swiss Impressionist painter and engraver Giovanni Giacometti (1868-1933) and Annetta Stampa (1871-1964), he later has two brothers, Diego (1902-1985) and Bruno (born 1907), and a sister, Ottilia (1904-1937). The Swiss painters Cuno Amiet and Ferdinand Hodler are Alberto and Bruno’s godfathers.
Moves to Stampa, two kilometres from Borgonovo, where Giovanni sets up a studio.
The family buys a holiday home in Maloja, on the banks of Lake Sil
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Alberto Giacometti
Swiss sculptor and painter (1901–1966)
"Giacometti" redirects here. For other people named Giacometti, see Giacometti (surname). For the racehorse, see Giacometti (horse).
Alberto Giacometti | |
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Alberto Giacometti (1948) | |
| Born | (1901-10-10)10 October 1901 Borgonovo, Stampa, Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Died | 11 January 1966(1966-01-11) (aged 64) Chur, Graubünden, Switzerland |
| Education | The School of Fine Arts, Geneva |
| Known for | Sculpture, painting, drawing |
| Notable work | |
| Movement | Surrealism, Expressionism, Cubism, Formalism |
| Spouse | Annette Arm (m. 1949) |
| Awards | "Grand Prize for Sculpture" at 1962 Venice Biennale |
| Website | fondation-giacometti.fr |
Alberto Giacometti (,[1],[2][3][4]Italian:[alˈbɛrtodʒakoˈmetti]; 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
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