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Alberto Giacometti

Alberto Giacometti. ~The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity. Alberto Giacometti was born in Borgonovo, Switzerland, on October 10, 1901. His father was a post-impressionist painter and sculptor.

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Alberto Giacometti

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  1. Alberto Giacometti ~The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity.

  2. Alberto Giacometti was born in Borgonovo, Switzerland, on October 10, 1901. His father was a post-impressionist painter and sculptor. • In the 1930’s, Alberto Giacometti generally sculpted non-objective, abstract works.

  3. He later began sculpting human figures with little physical features that appear solitary and alienated. • Giacometti’s work became famous after a philosopher, Jean Paul Sartre, analyzed it. He was dedicated to solving “the mystery of human existence.”

  4. In 1922 he moved to Paris at the Ecole de la Grande Chaumiére, under the sculptor Bourdelle. • Later he studied in Archipenko's circle at the School of Arts and Crafts in Geneva. • Much of his work is elongated figures with rough surfaces.

  5. In 1965. he was awarded the Grand Prix National des Arts by the French government. • In 1966 on January 11 he pasted away in Chur.

  6. The Chariot 1950 Painted bronze 56-1/4 x 24-1/4 x 27 inches (142.9 x 61.6 x 68.6 cm)

  7. Le Chien Bronze1951 17 1/2 x 38 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. (44.2 x 96.8 x 15.7 cm.)

  8. The Couple

  9. Spoon Woman • 1926. Bronze, 56 5/8 x 20 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

  10. Woman With Her Throat Cut • 1932 (cast 1940). Bronze, 23.2 x 89 cm. Peggy Guggenheim Collection.

  11. Grand Woman IV 1960

  12. Galerie Patrice Trigano Alberto Giacometti   1949 Sculptures Bronze, light and dark brown patina  h: 22.9 cm / h: 9 in

  13. Large Standing Woman I

  14. Nude From Nature • (Annette), 1954

  15. Femme Debout • Standing Woman (“Leoni”) 1947 (cast November 1957). Bronze, 153 cm high, including base. Peggy Guggenheim Collection.

  16. Woman With Broken Shoulder • (Femme, Épaule Cassée), 1958/59

  17. Nose • 1947, cast 1965. Bronze, wire, rope, and steel, 31 7/8 x 38 3/8 x 15 1/2 inches overall. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

  18. Piazza • 1947–48 (cast 1948–49). Bronze, 21 x 62.5 x 42.8 cm. Peggy Guggenheim Collection

  19. Three Men Walking II • 1949 Alberto Giacometti (Swiss, 1901–1966) Bronze; 30 1/8 x 13 x 12 3/4 in. (76.5 x 33 x 32.4 cm) Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection

  20. Walking Man II • Swiss, 1901 - 19661960 bronze, 188.5 x 27.9 x 110.7 cm (74 1/4 x 11 x 43 5/8 in.) Gift of Enid A. Haupt

  21. Tête Buste de Diego • Swiss (Borgonova, Switzerland, 1901 - 1966, Chur, Switzerland) (Trois Quarts et Profil) 195723 7/8 in. x 9 3/4 in. x 6 3/8 in. (60.64 cm x 24.77 cm x 16.19 cm)bronze Collection SFMOMA

  22. Diego • 1953. Oil on canvas, 39 1/2 x 31 3/4 inches. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

  23. Works Cited • http://apo.cmaisonneuve.qc.ca/villanova/giacometti/images/chien.jpg • http://www.artchive.com/graphics/couple.jpg • http://www.staatsgalerie.de/media/sammlungen/gem/n45_giacometti_l.jpg • http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/texas/houston/cullensc/giacometti.jpg • http://windshoes.new21.org/art-gallery/giacometti/alberto%20giacometti.1961.jpg • http://www.artchive.com/artchive/G/giacometti.html • http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/artist_works_51_0.html • http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/hi_giacomettialberto.htm • http://www.staedelmuseum.de/index.php?id=393 • http://www.tau.ac.il/arts/projects/PUB/assaph-art/assaph5/articles_assaph5/Markus.pdf • http://hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/search.asp?Artist=Alberto+Giacometti&Title=&Date=&Nationality=&School=&OnView=1&ViewMode= • http://www.walkerart.org/education/aom/99jan/

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