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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Sera d'autunno, 1908

Giovanni Giacometti

Sera d'autunno, 1908

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Mutter und Kind

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Mutter und Kind

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Vasi e pomi, 1919

Giovanni Giacometti

Vasi e pomi, 1919

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Tal im Oberengadin mit Piz Lizun, Piz Cam, Piz...

Giovanni Giacometti

Tal im Oberengadin mit Piz Lizun, Piz Cam, Piz...

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Postkarten: Maloja. - St. Moritz. -..., 1899–1900

Giovanni Giacometti

Postkarten: Maloja. - St. Moritz. -..., 1899–1900

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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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Kopf Diego, zwei Fassungen, 1920

Giovanni Giacometti

Kopf Diego, zwei Fassungen, 1920

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Kopf Alberto Giacometti, im Profil, 1920

Giovanni Giacometti

Kopf Alberto Giacometti, im Profil, 1920

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Homme au chien - Kauernder Akt, 1915

Giovanni Giacometti

Homme au chien - Kauernder Akt, 1915

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Silsersee mit Piz Corvatsch und Blick auf..., 1920

Giovanni Giacometti

Silsersee mit Piz Corvatsch und Blick auf..., 1920

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Seelandschaft im Nebel, 1912

Giovanni Giacometti

Seelandschaft im Nebel, 1912

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Junger Bauer aus Stampa mit Hut, 1915

Giovanni Giacometti

Junger Bauer aus Stampa mit Hut, 1915

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Mutter Annetta Giacometti, nähend, 1915

Giovanni Giacometti

Mutter Annetta Giacometti, nähend, 1915

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Vasi, 1919

Giovanni Giacometti

Vasi, 1919

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Schale mit Obst, 1910

Giovanni Giacometti

Schale mit Obst, 1910

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Stehender männerakt, 1889–1891

Giovanni Giacometti

Stehender männerakt, 1889–1891

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Paesaggio con rododendri, 1909–1910

Giovanni Giacometti

Paesaggio con rododendri, 1909–1910

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Capolago, 1906–1908

Giovanni Giacometti

Capolago, 1906–1908

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Nell'Osteria, 1915

Giovanni Giacometti

Nell'Osteria, 1915

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Verschneite Dorfpartie in Capolago, 1932

Giovanni Giacometti

Verschneite Dorfpartie in Capolago, 1932

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Sitzender Knabenakt nach links. Diego

Giovanni Giacometti

Sitzender Knabenakt nach links. Diego

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Strasse nach Maloja entlang dem Silsersee

Giovanni Giacometti

Strasse nach Maloja entlang dem Silsersee

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Blick von Maloja auf den Silsersee

Giovanni Giacometti

Blick von Maloja auf den Silsersee

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Inverno, 1899

Giovanni Giacometti

Inverno, 1899

Sale Date: May 9, 2014

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