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Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) Swiss sculptor and painter, son of the impressionist painter Giovannia Giacometti. In the 1930s and thereafter, he created highly original sculptures of elongated, emaciated human figures, usually in bronze. Giacometti's haunting images have been described as perfect expressions of existentialist pessimism.

Resources in This Category

• Alberto Giacometti Foundation

  http://www.giacometti-stiftung.ch/
  Presents a collection of his works at the Kunsthaus Zürich, includes a biography and information towards the foundation.

• Alberto Giacometti: Drawings

  http://www.brooklynrail.org/2009/06/artseen/alberto-giacometti-drawings
  Article analyzing how drawing allowed Giacometti to engage in an intimate relationship with his subject. By Peter Freeman at the Brooklyn Rail.

• Artchive: Alberto Giacometti

  http://www.artchive.com/artchive/G/giacometti.html
  Text from Edward Lucie-Smith, and links to images on the web.

• Artcyclopedia: Alberto Giacometti

  http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/giacometti_alberto.html
  Links to works by the artist in art museum sites and image archives worldwide.

• Find A Grave - Alberto Giacometti

  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8009239
  Location and pictures of the Swiss artist's grave including a biography.

• Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti

  http://www.fondation-giacometti.fr/
  Official website towards Giacometti's foundation.

• Gagosian Gallery - Alberto Giacometti

  http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/november-18-2010--alberto-giacometti
  Information regarding the artist's exhibition “Giacometti in Switzerland”.

• Guggenheim: Alberto Giacometti

  http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/artists/548
  Background information on seven of his artworks including 'Spoon Woman' and 'Piazza'.

• Kunsthaus Zürich - Alberto Giacometti

  http://www.kunsthaus.ch/en/the-collection/painting-and-sculptures/alberto-giacometti/
  Features a biography alone with his early, surreal and mature work.

• Modernism with Its Throat Cut

  http://www.haberarts.com/giacomet.htm
  Review by John Haber on Giacometti's life.

• MoMA Collection: Alberto Giacometti

  http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2001/giacometti/start/flash.html
  Interactive gallery including background information on his artworks.

• MoMA Collection: Alberto Giacometti

  http://www.moma.org/collection/artists/2141
  Collection of the Swiss artist since 1923.

• Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza

  http://www.museothyssen.org/en/thyssen/ficha_artista/229
  Presents a biography along with a gallery showing Giacometti's work. Content available in English as in Spanish.

• National Gallery of Art - Alberto Giacometti

  http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/artist-info.2118.html
  Features a list of the Swiss artist's work such as sculptors, drawings and prints.

• Peter Freeman, inc. - Alberto Giacometti

  http://www.peterfreemaninc.com/exhibitions/alberto-giacometti/images/
  Artist's gallery.

• Tate Collection: Alberto Giacometti

  http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/alberto-giacometti-1159
  Works by the sculptor including historical notes.

• The Art Story: Alberto Giacometti

  http://www.theartstory.org/artist-giacometti-alberto.htm
  Comprehensive biography covering his early training, mature and late periods, including his legacy.

• The Guardian - Giacometti

  http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/feb/03/giacometti-statue-breaks-auction-record
  Article focused on the statue breaks auction record with £65m sale.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art

  http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1999.363.22
  Background information on one of his artworks 'Three Men Walking II'.

• Wikipedia: Alberto Giacometti

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Giacometti
  Encyclopedia article covering his artistic contribution and historical perspectives.

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