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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Giovanni Segantini auf dem Totenbett, 1899

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Giovanni Segantini auf dem Totenbett, 1899

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Brustbild eines bärtigen Mannes mit Mütze,..., 1916

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Brustbild eines bärtigen Mannes mit Mütze,..., 1916

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Sitzende alte Frau (La Vecchia), 1926

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Sitzende alte Frau (La Vecchia), 1926

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Curtin / Obstgarten, 1929

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Curtin / Obstgarten, 1929

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Fienagione (Hay harvest), 1932

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Fienagione (Hay harvest), 1932

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Monte del Forno, 1920

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Monte del Forno, 1920

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The Bernina Massif, 1920

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The Bernina Massif, 1920

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Fanciulli al bagno (piccolo), 1911–1912

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Fanciulli al bagno (piccolo), 1911–1912

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La suonatrice (Accordion player), 1909

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La suonatrice (Accordion player), 1909

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Annetta Giacometti with Diego in a red shirt, 1908

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Annetta Giacometti with Diego in a red shirt, 1908

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Two nudes in open water, 1908

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Two nudes in open water, 1908

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Mittagsruhe (Siesta), 1893

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Mittagsruhe (Siesta), 1893

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Vista su Maloggia con l'albergo Palace (View , 1899

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Vista su Maloggia con l'albergo Palace (View , 1899

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Frauen am Brunnen (Women at the Fountain), 1921

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Frauen am Brunnen (Women at the Fountain), 1921

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La Notte II, 1913

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La Notte II, 1913

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Vue du Monte Boglia, 1907

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Vue du Monte Boglia, 1907

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Bernina Passhöhe, 1910

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Bernina Passhöhe, 1910

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Uferpartie des Cavlocciosees bei Maloja, 1915

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Uferpartie des Cavlocciosees bei Maloja, 1915

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Föhnwetter im Winter, 1912

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Föhnwetter im Winter, 1912

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Engadiner Nelken, 1918

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Engadiner Nelken, 1918

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Piz Lagrev, 1931

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Piz Lagrev, 1931

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Violinspieler (Bruno Giacometti), 1927

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Violinspieler (Bruno Giacometti), 1927

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Pomeriggio d’estate (Noci a Borgonovo), 1903

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Pomeriggio d’estate (Noci a Borgonovo), 1903

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Stampa im Winter, 1905

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Stampa im Winter, 1905

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