Giacometti was a key player in the Surrealist art movement, but his work resists easy categorization. Some describe it as formalist, others argue it is expressionist or otherwise …

6 days ago · Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor and painter, best known for his attenuated sculptures of solitary figures. His work has been compared to that of the existentialists in …

Alberto Giacometti's remarkable career traces the shifting enthusiasms of European art before and after the Second World War. As a Surrealist in the 1930s, he devised innovative sculptural …

Alberto Giacometti (, US also , Italian: [alˈbɛrto dʒakoˈmetti]; 10 October 1901 – 11 January 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker, who was one of the most important …

Giacometti produced his first prints – wood etchings – alongside his father when he was still a schoolboy. During his life, Giacometti tried his hand at every print technique: wood, engraving, …

Jan 23, 2024 · Alberto Giacometti created a varied body of sculptures, paintings, and drawings, but he is best known for his sculptures of tall, thin, and rigid women and men often mounted …

Giacometti travels on to Rome, where he stays until summer 1921, living with relatives and pursuing his studies. In autumn 1921 he accompanies an older Dutch archivist to the Tyrolean …

Throughout his life, Alberto Giacometti (Swiss, born Borgonovo, 1901–1966) was devoted to portraying the human figure in various styles and media. In 1922 he moved to Paris to study …

Giacometti is one of his leading creators. From 1935 to 1940 takes part in a large number of group exhibitions in various countries, with his Surrealist works, while exploring a personal …

2 days ago · Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Exactly 60 years have passed since the death of Alberto Giacometti, yet his half-smoked …