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Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

Swiss, 1901-1966

Alberto Giacometti was a painter, printmaker and furniture designer but he is best known as one of the 20th century’s most important sculptors. He is revered for the elongated, slender human figures he created in the years following World War II that reflected existentialism and the trauma associated with the conflict.

Giacometti was born in Borgonovo, Switzerland, in 1901 to a creative family. His father Giovanni was a Post-Impressionist painter, his godfather Cuno Amiet was a Fauvist painter, his brother Bruno was an architect, and his other brother Diego was an artist and furniture designer who also served as Giacometti’s model. (The sculptor worked chiefly with models plucked from his personal life.)

Beginning in 1922, Giacometti studied at the Académie de la Grande-Chaumière in Paris and was influenced by the Cubist work of Alexander Archipenko, Raymond Duchamp-Villon and the post-Cubist sculptures of Jacques Lipchitz and Henri Laurens.

During the 1930s, Giacometti designed furniture such as lamps, vases and wall décor to earn a living, often collaborating with interior designer Jean-Michel Frank, whose interiors tastefully mixed extravagance with sophisticated simplicity. However, Giacometti’s passion lay in creating sculptures.

Alberto and his brother Diego left Paris in 1940 to escape the Nazi invasion and spent time in the South of France before fleeing to Geneva, remaining there until 1946. In 1947, Giacometti began work on his most famous sculptures — very tall and thin figurines that came to be associated with frailty and loneliness.

Giacometti catapulted to fame in the United States following two exhibitions of his sculptures in 1948 and 1950 at the Pierre Matisse Gallery in New York City — Jean-Paul Sartre authored the catalogue essay for the latter. In 1961, Giacometti’s friend, Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, asked him to design the set for a re-staging of his play “Waiting for Godot.” His response took on the form of a single plaster tree.

In 1962, Giacometti won the grand prize for sculpture at the Venice Biennale, and for much of the rest of his career, he created modern paintings, drawings and sculptures of plaster, clay and bronze in his small Paris studio. He died in 1966.

Giacometti’s works continue to enthrall collectors. In 2010, his life-size bronze sculpture L'Homme qui marche (“the man who walks”), which now adorns the 100 Swiss Franc banknote, became one of the most expensive sculptures to be sold at auction.

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Artist: Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti, Georges Braque, August 31, 1963, from Derriere le Miroir
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966), titled Georges Braque le 31 aout 1963 (Georges Braque, August 31, 1963), originates from the 1964 folio Derriere le Miroi...
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1960s Modern Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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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 Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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The Search
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in London, GB
Alberto Giacometti The Search , ca. 1968 Restrike Etching unsigned comes with COA from publishers 25.4 × 20.3 cm 51 x 40.5 cm (framed)
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1960s Modern Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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Untitled By Alberto Giacometti
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Untitled By Alberto Giacometti Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor and painter known for his distinctive, elongated figures that convey a sense of existential loneliness and h...
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1960s Contemporary Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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Alberto Giacometti, rare vintage original poster
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Rare vintage original poster published by the famous Paris Gallery Claude Bernard pour an historic exhibition of Jean Dubuffet in the sixties (1964) a...
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1960s Expressionist Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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Annette Facing Front
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Alberto Giacometti Title: Annette Facing Front Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir Tenth Anniversary Edition Medium: Etching Date: 1956 Edition: 2000 Frame Size: 19 1/2" x 14 1/4" ...
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1950s Modern Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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Alberto Giacometti, Annette, from Prints from the Mourlot Press, 1964
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966), titled Annette, from the album Prints from the Mourlot Press, exhibition sponsored by the French Embassy, circulated by t...
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1960s Modern Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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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 Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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Bust of a Seated Man (Jacques Dupin) - Lithograph by Alberto Giacometti - 1961
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on vélin realized by Giacometti for Derrière le Miroir n. 127, in 1961. Ref. lust 152; ADG (Alberto Giacometti's Database) 334 Very good condition.
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1960s Contemporary Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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Alberto Giacometti - Original Lithograph
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Alberto Giacometti - Original Lithograph 1964 Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm From the journal Derrière le Miroir No. 148, 1964 Edition: Foundation Maeght at Saint Paul Alberto Giacometti...
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1960s Modern Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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Giacometti Nu Aux Fleurs (Nude With Flowers) Limited Edition, Signed Print
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in San Rafael, CA
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) Nu Aux Fleurs (Nude with Flowers), 1960 Lithograph on B.F.K. Rives paper (water marked) Signed in pencil by the artist lower right Editioned in penci...
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1960s Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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Alberto Giacometti, Bust II, from Derriere le Miroir, 1960
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966), titled Buste II (Bust II), originates from the 1960 folio Derriere le Miroir, No. 119, Poetes, peintres, sculpteurs (Poet...
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1960s Modern Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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Nu debout II
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in New York, NY
Lithograph on BFK Rives, 1961. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right, and numbered 73/75 in pencil lower left, respectively. Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris. Catalogue ra...
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1960s Modern Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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Derrière Le Miroir - Lithograph by Alberto Giacometti - 1961
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Roma, IT
Derriere Le Miroir is a suite of original lithographs realized by Alberto Giacometti in 1961. The artwork is an interesting edition of the French art periodical “Derriere Le Miroir”...
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SCULPTURES DANS L ATELIER
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Aventura, FL
Etching on wove paper. Hand signed lower right by Alberto Giacometti. Hand numbered 52/150 lower left. Lust 185. Published by Galerie Beyeler, Basel. Sheet size 11.25 x 9 inches...
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1960s Expressionist Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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The Charcoal Stove - Original Etching, 1956
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Paris, IDF
Alberto GIACOMETTI The Charcoal Stove, 1956 Original etching On Arches vellum 38.5 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inches) In very good condition
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1950s Modern Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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Studio with the Turntable - Original Etching, 1964
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Paris, IDF
Alberto GIACOMETTI Studio with the Turntable, 1964 Original etching On Arches vellum 56.5 x 38 cm (c. 22.2 x 15 inches) REFERENCES: - Eberhard W. Kornfeld et la Fondation Giac...
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1960s Modern Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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Paris sans fin
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in London, GB
First edition, from the edition of 250 copies on Vélin d’Arches from a total edition of 270; large 4to (42.2 x 32 cm); artist’s signature stamp to limitation page, 150 lithographs after Giacometti, loose as issued in publisher's printed wrappers, glassine wrappers, cloth chemise and slipcase. Giacometti’s testament to art and modern life in his beloved Paris. For Tériade it would be a milestone, the last great publication he would see through the press. The two men [Tériade and Giacometti] had maintained a close friendship ever since the Surrealist Years. The one hundred and fifty lithographs are a profoundly interpenetrating view of Giacometti's experience of Paris. He selected the plates to be printed and determined the order of their relationship, numbering each one. The frontispiece shows a nude figure of a woman plunging forward, as though diving into space, and is immediately followed by a quantity of views of city streets, then of interiors familiar to the artist. We come upon views of his studio, of the cafes he frequented, of Annette's apartment in the rue Mazarine and Caroline's in the Avenue du Maine, strangers at cafe tables, passers by, parked automobiles, the towers of Saint-Suplice, bridges across the Seine, The Eiffel Tower. To accompany the hundred and fifty plates, a text of twenty pages was planned, but the artist never got further than a few rough drafts. True, he was a devotee of words, Paris sans fin, however, said too much to the eye to be in need of other symbols (James Lord...
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1960s Art Nouveau Alberto Giacometti Figurative Prints

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Portrait of Iliazd
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Signed by the artist lower right, from Les Douze Portraits du célèbre Orbandale
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    Alberto Giacometti is most famous for his sculptures depicting human figures in an iconic tall, thin style. Influenced by Surrealism and Cubism, his style also sought to invoke a sense of distance in the viewer. On 1stDibs, find an array of beautiful Alberto Giacometti pieces from some of the top sellers around the world.
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    Alberto Giacometti made hundreds of sculptures out of a variety of materials. Some of his most frequently used ones were plaster, wood and terracotta, but he is perhaps best known for his bronze sculptures. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Alberto Giacometti art.
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    Alberto Giacometti is a Swiss sculptor, painter and printmaker, working mainly in Paris. His work was influenced by the cubism, surrealist and expressionist movements. Shop a selection of Alberto Giacometti pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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    Alberto Giacometti worked with clay or plaster to form and shape his sculptures. Once they were completed, many of them were cast in bronze. He enjoyed experimenting with different styles, materials and approaches. While you’ll find a lot of bronze sculptures, there are other works of art that include plaster, clay and paint in his collections. Shop a selection of Alberto Giacometti pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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    In his artwork, Alberto Giacometti tried to capture the energy of his figures as well as his own memories, emotional state and view of the world. He is revered for the elongated, slender human figures he created in the years following World War II that reflected existentialism and the trauma associated with the conflict. The very tall and thin figurines depicted in works like L’Homme au doigt, Standing Woman and The Chariot came to be associated with frailty and loneliness. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of Alberto Giacometti art.
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    For his drawings, Alberto Giacometti typically used pencil and paper as his materials. Less frequently, he drew with ink pens and charcoal. Although he is best known for his sculptures, the Italian artist was a prolific sketcher. In 1963, he published a collection of his drawings in a book called 45 Drawings. Explore a range of Alberto Giacometti art on 1stDibs.

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