Alberto Giacometti
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Arts
- Subcategories: Artists, Artisans, Painting, Painters, Drawing, Sculpture, Sculptors
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History
Article abstract: Giacometti was not only one of the most important sculptors of the twentieth century but also a distinguished painter and draftsman. His attenuated, gaunt sculptured figures, as well as his paintings and drawings of persons with eyes transfixed in a disturbing stare, have become icons of modern art.
Early Life
Alberto Giacometti was born on October 10, 1901, in the mountain village of Borgonovo, near Stampa, in an Italian-speaking canton of Switzerland. His father, Giovanni, and godfather, Cuno Amiet, were both painters who had...
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