Alberto Giacometti

Painting, Visual Artist

1901 – 1966

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Who was Alberto Giacometti?

Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman and printmaker. He was born in the canton Graubünden's southerly alpine valley Val Bregaglia, as the eldest of four children to Giovanni Giacometti, a well-known post-Impressionist painter. Coming from an artistic background, he was interested in art from an early age.

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Born
Oct 10, 1901
Borgonovo
Also known as
  • 阿爾伯托·賈科梅蒂
  • Джакометти, Альберто
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Siblings
Nationality
  • Switzerland
Lived in
  • Stampa
  • Borgonovo
Died
Jan 11, 1966
Chur

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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