Alberto Giacometti
Swiss · b. 1901
Sculpture
DESCRIPTION
A major Swiss sculptor and painter, Alberto Giacometti is best known for his spindly, elongated human figures created after World War II. His work is often associated with the existentialist movement and explored themes of human isolation and the fragility of existence.
REPRESENTED / EXHIBITED AT
Skarstedt
New York
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Copenhagen
Gagosian
Athens
MAM / Museu de Arte Moderna
Rio de Janeiro
LACMA / Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles
Simon Studer Art
Geneva
Fondation Beyeler
Basel
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich
Fondation Louis Vuitton
Paris
Middelheim Museum
Antwerp
Städel Museum
Frankfurt
Fundació Joan Miró
Barcelona
Gagosian / Grosvenor Hill
London
Hirshhorn Museum
Washington
K20 Kunstsammlung NRW
Düsseldorf