The City Square by Alberto Giacometti
Landscape by Alberto Giacometti
Grave of Taro by Alberto Giacometti
The Artist's Mother in the Studio by Alberto Giacometti
Annette by Alberto Giacometti
Tall Figure by Alberto Giacometti
Monumental Head by Alberto Giacometti
Diego by Alberto Giacometti
Isaku Yanaihara by Alberto Giacometti
Walking Man II by Alberto Giacometti
Self-Portrait by Alberto Giacometti
Diego Seated in the Studio by Alberto Giacometti

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About Alberto Giacometti

Swiss · 1901–1966 · Surrealism

Made figures so thin they almost disappear, spent fifteen years in a tiny studio trying to sculpt what a head actually looks like, and was expelled by the Surrealists for working from life.

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Alberto Giacometti's works are held in 32 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Museum of Modern Art.

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🇦🇹 Austria

2 museums

🇫🇷 France

3 museums

🇩🇪 Germany

6 museums

🇮🇱 Israel

1 museum

🇪🇸 Spain

2 museums

🇨🇭 Switzerland

4 museums

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

3 museums

🇺🇸 United States

11 museums

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who was Alberto Giacometti inspired by?
    Many young artists had gathered round Matisse and Picasso. Alberto Giacometti was one of them.
  • When did Alberto Giacometti start sculpting?
    Alberto Giacometti began studying sculpture at the Ecole des Arts et Metiers in Geneva in 1919. He later studied with Bourdelle from 1922-1925.
  • Why did Alberto Giacometti make his sculptures?
    Alberto Giacometti wanted to make statues, but could not figure out how. He would shatter everything and begin anew until his friends would save a head, young woman, or adolescent from destruction.
  • Why is Alberto Giacometti famous?
    Alberto Giacometti is famed mainly for his spindly figurative sculptures. His art conveys a sense of alienation and anxiety.
  • When did Alberto Giacometti live?
    Alberto Giacometti was born on October 10, 1901, and died in 1966. He lived from 1901 to 1966.
  • Who is Alberto Giacometti?
    Alberto Giacometti adopted a characteristic style of long, thin figures. His three main themes were walking man, standing woman, and the bust or head.
  • 5 facts about Alberto Giacometti?
    Alberto Giacometti was born in Stampa, Switzerland. He was the son of Neo-Impressionist painter Augusto Giacometti. In 1929, he joined the Surrealist group, and he became firm friends with Francis Bacon. He later returned to the figure in the mid-1930s.
  • Alberto Giacometti art movement?
    Alberto Giacometti worked as a Surrealist in the 1930s. He also worked as an Existentialist after the Second World War.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Alberto Giacometti's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Städel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum Sprengel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum Museum of Fine Arts Boston Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] museum Carnegie Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
  7. [7] book guggenheim-futurismmodernfo00solo Used for: biography.
  8. [8] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography.
  9. [9] book guggenheim-handboo00pegg Used for: biography.

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