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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19th-Century European and British Art, Drawings and Works on Paper, Prints and Multiples

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

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Männerakt (Paris), 1891

Giovanni Giacometti

Männerakt (Paris), 1891

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A spring afternoon, 1923–1924

Giovanni Giacometti

A spring afternoon, 1923–1924

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Curtin (Fruit garden), 1929

Giovanni Giacometti

Curtin (Fruit garden), 1929

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Hay makers, 1903

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Hay makers, 1903

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Il Mulino, 1916

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Il Mulino, 1916

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Copper still life on a chair, 1927

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Copper still life on a chair, 1927

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Mountain village

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Mountain village

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View of lake Sils from Capolago, 1927

Giovanni Giacometti

View of lake Sils from Capolago, 1927

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Postkarten: Sils-Baseglia - Samaden -..., 1899–1900

Giovanni Giacometti

Postkarten: Sils-Baseglia - Samaden -..., 1899–1900

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La lettrice, 1916–1918

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La lettrice, 1916–1918

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Ruderer, 1920

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Ruderer, 1920

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Frauen am Brunnen, 1921

Giovanni Giacometti

Frauen am Brunnen, 1921

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Sitzender Knabenakt nach links - Diego, 1910

Giovanni Giacometti

Sitzender Knabenakt nach links - Diego, 1910

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Mutter und Kind I - Annetta und Bruno, 1920–1921

Giovanni Giacometti

Mutter und Kind I - Annetta und Bruno, 1920–1921

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Reiter am See, 1925

Giovanni Giacometti

Reiter am See, 1925

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I figli della luce - Sonnenkinder, 1913

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I figli della luce - Sonnenkinder, 1913

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Cagiallo (Dorf im Tessin), 1910

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Cagiallo (Dorf im Tessin), 1910

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Am Comer See, 1920

Giovanni Giacometti

Am Comer See, 1920

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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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Blühende Obstbäume, 1912–1914

Giovanni Giacometti

Blühende Obstbäume, 1912–1914

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Giovanni Giacometti

"La Baronata" a Minusio, 1928–1930

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Soglio, 1930–1933

Giovanni Giacometti

Soglio, 1930–1933

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Ansicht von Maloja, 1922

Giovanni Giacometti

Ansicht von Maloja, 1922

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Knabe mit Violine (Bruno Giacometti), 1918

Giovanni Giacometti

Knabe mit Violine (Bruno Giacometti), 1918

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