Giovanni Giacometti

(Swiss, 1868–1933)

Giovanni Giacometti was a Swiss painter best known for his Divisionist alpine landscapes, bold color, and Post-Impressionist techniques. Born on March 7, 1868 in Stampa, Switzerland, he attended the School of Arts and Crafts in Munich, where he became influenced by French Impressionists and befriended fellow painter Cuno Amiet. In 1894, Giacometti met his mentor Giovanni Segantini, who introduced him to Symbolism and large-scale panoramic landscape painting. Segantini ultimately helped his friend emerge from a depression, and encouraged him to persevere in his search to find an artistic mode of expression. After Segantini’s death, he went on to exhibit with the German Expressionist group, Die Brücke, in Zürich during the early 1900s, and was the subject of a retrospective in 1912 at the Kunsthalle Bern and the Kunsthalle Basel. His works are in the collections of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris and the Kunstmuseum in Basel, among others. He is also notably the father of the artists Alberto and Diego Giacometti. He died on June 25, 1933 in Glion, Switzerland.

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Cuno Amiet, Augusto Giacometti, Diego Giacometti, Emilio Longoni, Giovanni Segantini

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Coffee house scene, 1912

Giovanni Giacometti

Coffee house scene, 1912

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Konvolut, 1899–1900

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Konvolut, 1899–1900

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Uferlandschaft am Mittelmeer

Giovanni Giacometti

Uferlandschaft am Mittelmeer

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Herbstlandschaft, 1918

Giovanni Giacometti

Herbstlandschaft, 1918

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Häusergruppe Capolago, 1929

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Häusergruppe Capolago, 1929

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Piz Corvatsch mit Silsersee

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Piz Corvatsch mit Silsersee

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La Lettrice, 1916–1918

Giovanni Giacometti

La Lettrice, 1916–1918

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Toeletta della sera III - Portrait Annetta..., 1911

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Toeletta della sera III - Portrait Annetta..., 1911

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Inverno, 1911

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Inverno, 1911

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Blick von Maloja auf den Silsersee mit Regenbogen

Giovanni Giacometti

Blick von Maloja auf den Silsersee mit Regenbogen

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Minusio, 1926, 1926

Giovanni Giacometti

Minusio, 1926, 1926

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Davos im Winter, um 1916/ i Pescatori,..., 1916–1920

Giovanni Giacometti

Davos im Winter, um 1916/ i Pescatori,..., 1916–1920

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La Lotta I. – Ringende Knaben.- Diego und..., 1912

Giovanni Giacometti

La Lotta I. – Ringende Knaben.- Diego und..., 1912

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Mutter und Kind l. - Annetta mit Bruno, 1908, 1908

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Mutter und Kind l. - Annetta mit Bruno, 1908, 1908

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Alberto, Diego, Ottilia und Bruno beim..., 1912

Giovanni Giacometti

Alberto, Diego, Ottilia und Bruno beim..., 1912

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Ottilia, 1919, 1919

Giovanni Giacometti

Ottilia, 1919, 1919

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Winterlandschaft bei Maloja, Blick..., 1924–1925

Giovanni Giacometti

Winterlandschaft bei Maloja, Blick..., 1924–1925

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Frühlingslandschaft, 1926, 1926

Giovanni Giacometti

Frühlingslandschaft, 1926, 1926

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Houses in Capolago with view of Piz Lagrev, 1918

Giovanni Giacometti

Houses in Capolago with view of Piz Lagrev, 1918

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Sea of fog

Giovanni Giacometti

Sea of fog

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Fienagione, 1932

Giovanni Giacometti

Fienagione, 1932

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Portrait of Oscar Hirschfeld, 1927

Giovanni Giacometti

Portrait of Oscar Hirschfeld, 1927

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Ruscello alpestre, 1917

Giovanni Giacometti

Ruscello alpestre, 1917

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In riva al lago, 1921

Giovanni Giacometti

In riva al lago, 1921

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