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Robert Doisneau, Alberto Giacometti dans l'atelier, 18 ou 19 décembre 1957, coll.Fondation Giacometti, Paris.
© Succession Giacometti (Fondation Giacometti, Paris et ADAGP, Paris)
© Robert Doisneau
Alberto Giacometti
Biography
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1.
A youth spent in a studio
Alberto Giacometti grew up in Switzerland in the Val Bregaglia alpine valley, a few kilometers from the Swiss-Italian border. His father, Giovanni Giacometti (1868-1933) was an impressionist painter esteemed by Swiss collectors and artists.
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He shared his thoughts with his son on art and the nature of art.
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2. The encounter with the arts of Africa and Oceania
Giacometti’s work shows the influence of African and Oceanian sculpture.
When the young artist developed an interest in African art in 1926, it was no longer a novelty