Alberto Giacometti
(10 October 1901 - 11 January 1966) |
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thin, elongated sculptures Art Work
| Name: |
Alberto Giacometti |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Place of Birth: |
Borgonovo, Switzerland |
| Nationality: |
Swiss |
| Birth: |
10 October 1901 |
| Death: |
11 January 1966 |
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| Past Auctions: |
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Quick Facts
| Known For: |
thin, elongated sculptures |
| Medium: |
bronze, plastic, stone, steel |
| Method: |
sculpture |
| Style: |
Surrealism, Expressionism, Cubism, Formalism |
| Fine Art Profession(s): |
Sculptor
Painter
Printmaker |
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Biography
| Giacometti was a significant player in the Surrealist Movement, but his work still resists easy categorization. Even after his excommunication from the Surrealist group, while the intention of his sculpting was usually imitation, the end products were an expression of his emotional response to the subject. He attempted to create renditions of his models the way he saw them, and the way he thought they ought to be seen. He once said that he was sculpting not the human figure but "the shadow that is cast." His figures resembled the way he looked upon himself. |
Samples of Work
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