Alberto Giacometti
10 October 1901 – 11 January 1966
Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, and printmaker best known for his elongated, attenuated human figures. Associated with Surrealism and later Existentialist thought, his post-war sculptures such as 'Walking Man' became icons of twentieth-century art. He worked for most of his life in a small studio in the Montparnasse district of Paris.
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Life events
Alberto Giacometti was born in Borgonovo in the Bregaglia valley of Switzerland.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe attended the École des Beaux-Arts and the School of Arts and Crafts in Geneva.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgGiacometti settled in Paris and studied under Antoine Bourdelle at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe became associated with the Surrealists and produced works such as 'The Palace at 4 a.m.'
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAfter World War II he created the attenuated standing and walking figures for which he became famous.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgGiacometti married Annette Arm, who became a frequent model for his work.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was awarded the grand prize for sculpture at the Venice Biennale.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgGiacometti received major international recognition for his painting near the end of his life.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgGiacometti died of heart disease and pericarditis in Chur, Switzerland.
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