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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La Lettrice, 1916–1921

Giovanni Giacometti

La Lettrice, 1916–1921

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Il ponte al sole (Die Brücke bei Stampa), 1911

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Il ponte al sole (Die Brücke bei Stampa), 1911

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Der Violinspieler (Bruno), 1927

Giovanni Giacometti

Der Violinspieler (Bruno), 1927

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Bruno, 1911

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Bruno, 1911

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Mutter und Kind I (Annetta mit Bruno), 1911

Giovanni Giacometti

Mutter und Kind I (Annetta mit Bruno), 1911

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Alberto, Diego, Ottilia und Bruno beim Lesen, 1912

Giovanni Giacometti

Alberto, Diego, Ottilia und Bruno beim Lesen, 1912

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Schneelandschaft im Bergell, 1924

Giovanni Giacometti

Schneelandschaft im Bergell, 1924

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I figli della luce (Sonnenkinder), 1913

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I figli della luce (Sonnenkinder), 1913

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Am Silsersee, 1908

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Am Silsersee, 1908

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KNIENDER KNABENAKT AM UFER DES SILSERSEES

Giovanni Giacometti

KNIENDER KNABENAKT AM UFER DES SILSERSEES

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COMERSEE BEI GRAVEDONA

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COMERSEE BEI GRAVEDONA

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LAGO MAGGIORE

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LAGO MAGGIORE

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BILDNIS ANNETTA GIACOMETTI (TOELETTA DELLA SERA)

Giovanni Giacometti

BILDNIS ANNETTA GIACOMETTI (TOELETTA DELLA SERA)

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LA CUCINA DELLA CASA GRANDE / DIE KÜCHE DER CASA

Giovanni Giacometti

LA CUCINA DELLA CASA GRANDE / DIE KÜCHE DER CASA

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JUNGER MANN AUF FELSBLOCK

Giovanni Giacometti

JUNGER MANN AUF FELSBLOCK

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Portrait of Dr. Agostino Santi, 1903

Giovanni Giacometti

Portrait of Dr. Agostino Santi, 1903

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Herbstmorgen, 1921

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Herbstmorgen, 1921

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Plazetta, 1929

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Plazetta, 1929

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Theodora, 1914

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Theodora, 1914

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Stampa, 1927

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Stampa, 1927

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Bach am Piz Lunghin

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Bach am Piz Lunghin

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Frauen am Brunnen, 1921

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Frauen am Brunnen, 1921

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Strasse nach Maloja entlang dem Silsersee, 1928

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Strasse nach Maloja entlang dem Silsersee, 1928

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Lavori di primavera, 1911

Giovanni Giacometti

Lavori di primavera, 1911

Sale Date: June 21, 2017

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