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Alberto Giacometti

1901 - 1966

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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 sculptors of the 20th century. His work was particularly influenced by artistic styles such as Cubism and Surrealism. Philosophical questions about the human condition, as well as existential and phenomenological debates played a significant role in his work. Beginning in 1922, he lived and worked mainly in Paris but regularly visited his hometown Borgonovo to see his family and work on his art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alberto Giacometti is the 10th most popular sculptor (down from 9th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 20th in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Sculptor.

Alberto Giacometti is most famous for his sculptures of people. He was a Swiss sculptor and painter who was known for his use of thin, elongated figures in his work.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Alberto Giacometti ranks 10 out of 258. Before him are Camille Claudel, Benvenuto Cellini, Polykleitos, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Antonio Canova, and Lysippos. After him are Constantin Brâncuși, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Louise Bourgeois, Giambologna, Bertel Thorvaldsen, and Myron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Alberto Giacometti ranks 22. Before him are Gary Cooper, Princess Märtha of Sweden, Magda Goebbels, Paul of Greece, Ernest Lawrence, and Vittorio De Sica. After him are André Malraux, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, Joaquín Rodrigo, Jean Dubuffet, Mohamed Naguib, and J. D. Bernal. Among people deceased in 1966, Alberto Giacometti ranks 8. Before him are André Breton, Buster Keaton, Anna Akhmatova, Margaret Sanger, Peter Debye, and Georges Lemaître. After him are Sepp Dietrich, Jean Arp, Sayyid Qutb, Giuseppe Farina, Sergei Korolev, and Frits Zernike.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Alberto Giacometti ranks 25 out of 1,015. Before him are Johann Bernoulli (1667), Francesco Borromini (1599), Diego Garcia (null), Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1945), Albert I of Germany (1255), and Johanna Spyri (1827). After him are Heinrich Rohrer (1933), Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921), Conrad Gessner (1516), Bruno Ganz (1941), Arnold Böcklin (1827), and Albert Hofmann (1906).

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Among SCULPTORS In Switzerland

Among sculptors born in Switzerland, Alberto Giacometti ranks 1. After him are Jean Tinguely (1925), James Pradier (1790), and Hermann Obrist (1863).

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