Alberto
Giacometti
Born in 1901 in Borgonovo, Switzerland
Died in 1966 in Chur, Switzerland

Alberto Giacometti was the son of Giovanni Giacometti, a well-known post-impressionist painter. It was in his father’s studio that he was initiated into art, and at the age of 14 he produces his first works: a Still life with apples, in oils, and a sculpted bust of his brother Diego. In 1922, he went to Paris to study at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière with the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle. 

portfolio
2024
“Giacometti/Sugimoto: En Scène”, Fondation Giacometti, Paris
“Alberto Giacometti — What Meets the Eye”, National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen
“Alberto Giacometti / Ali Cherri: Envisagement”, Fondation Giacometti, Paris
2023
“Rui Chafes et Alberto Giacometti: Gris Vide Cris”, Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian, Lisbon
“Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure”, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, USA
“Alberto Giacometti. Le Nez”, Fondation Giacometti, Paris

© Succession Alberto Giacometti (Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti, Paris & Adagp, Paris) 2025. Courtesy Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti and Mennour, Paris.