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What materials did Giacometti use?
What materials Giacometti used varied. Alberto Giacometti was a painter, printmaker and furniture designer, but he is best known as one of the 20th century’s most important sculptors. When creating his sculptures, he typically used clay or plaster and worked with his hands to form and shape figures. His finished works were then typically cast in bronze. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Alberto Giacometti art from some of the world's top galleries and dealers.
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"The Street" original lithograph
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1952 for the art revue Verve (Volume 7, Number 27-28) and published in Paris by Teriade. Size: 13 3/4 x 10 inches (348 x 255 mm). There is an ...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Cover from Derriere Le Miroir, Expressionist Lithograph by Alberto Giacometti
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alberto Giacometti, Swiss (1901 - 1966) - Cover from Derriere Le Miroir no. 127, Year: 1961, Medium: Lithograph, Edition: ~2500, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), Publisher: ...
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1960s Expressionist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Head of A Man, Expressionist Lithograph by Alberto Giacometti
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alberto Giacometti, Swiss (1901 - 1966) - Head of A Man from Derriere Le Miroir no. 127, Year: 1961, Medium: Lithograph, Edition: ~2500, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), Publ...
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1960s Expressionist Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

Composition, Feuilles éparses, Alberto Giacometti
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on vélin cuve de Rives paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Feuilles éparses, 1965. Published and printed by Louis B...
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

"L Arbre" original lithograph
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1952 for the art revue Verve (Volume 7, Number 27-28) and published in Paris by Teriade. Size: 13 7/8 x 10 3/8 inches (352 x 263 mm). There is...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alberto Giacometti, Figures in an Interior, Derriere le miroir, 1954
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966), titled Figures dans un interieur (Figures in an Interior), from the folio Derriere le miroir, No. 65, originates from the...
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1950s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

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