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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BLICK IN DAS OBERE ALBIGNATAL IM..., 1932–1933

Giovanni Giacometti

BLICK IN DAS OBERE ALBIGNATAL IM..., 1932–1933

Sale Date: June 21, 1991

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STALLE IN CAPOLAGO BEI MALOJA,IM WINTER, 1911–1913

Giovanni Giacometti

STALLE IN CAPOLAGO BEI MALOJA,IM WINTER, 1911–1913

Sale Date: June 20, 1991

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MALOJASTRASSE AM SILSERSEE, 1928

Giovanni Giacometti

MALOJASTRASSE AM SILSERSEE, 1928

Sale Date: June 20, 1991

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VUE D'ALBOGASIO; VUE CASTELLA IN VAL SOLDA; VUE...

Giovanni Giacometti

VUE D'ALBOGASIO; VUE CASTELLA IN VAL SOLDA; VUE...

Sale Date: December 7, 1990

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CASTELLA VICCOTTI; BELLINZONE; CAVERGNO; RONDE...

Giovanni Giacometti

CASTELLA VICCOTTI; BELLINZONE; CAVERGNO; RONDE...

Sale Date: December 7, 1990

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GIOVANE MADRE, 1910–1910

Giovanni Giacometti

GIOVANE MADRE, 1910–1910

Sale Date: December 4, 1990

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SITZENDES MADCHEN MIT LANGEN SCHWARZEN..., 1911–1911

Giovanni Giacometti

SITZENDES MADCHEN MIT LANGEN SCHWARZEN..., 1911–1911

Sale Date: June 21, 1990

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ANNETTA GIACOMETTI MIT EINEM KIND IM..., 1910–1910

Giovanni Giacometti

ANNETTA GIACOMETTI MIT EINEM KIND IM..., 1910–1910

Sale Date: June 21, 1990

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LINKES UFER DES SILSERSEES MIT BLICK..., 1908–1910

Giovanni Giacometti

LINKES UFER DES SILSERSEES MIT BLICK..., 1908–1910

Sale Date: June 21, 1990

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BLICK UBER DIE UFER DES SILSERSEES BEI..., 1914–1916

Giovanni Giacometti

BLICK UBER DIE UFER DES SILSERSEES BEI..., 1914–1916

Sale Date: June 21, 1990

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PONTRESINA - SILSER SEE - FORNO..., 1910–1910

Giovanni Giacometti

PONTRESINA - SILSER SEE - FORNO..., 1910–1910

Sale Date: June 21, 1990

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Fruchtestilleben

Giovanni Giacometti

Fruchtestilleben

Sale Date: June 1, 1989

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Engadiner Landschaft

Giovanni Giacometti

Engadiner Landschaft

Sale Date: June 1, 1989

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Ottilia, Tochter des Künstlers, in..., 1928–1928

Giovanni Giacometti

Ottilia, Tochter des Künstlers, in..., 1928–1928

Sale Date: December 1, 1987

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