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(1901-1966) Swiss sculptor and painter, son of the impressionist painter Giovannia Giacometti. In the 1930s and thereafter, he created highly original sculptures of elongated, emaciated human figures, usually in bronze. Giacometti's haunting images have been described as perfect expressions of existentialist pessimism.

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The Alberto Giacometti Page Sculpture, paintings, and texts. www.electroasylum.com/giacometti

Artchive: Alberto Giacometti and the Surrealists The entire text of "No More Play" by Rosalind Krauss, one of many essays. www.artchive.com/giacometti/krauss.html

Artchive: Alberto Giacometti Text from Edward Lucie-Smith, and links to images on the web. www.artchive.com/artchive/G/giacometti.html

Smithsonian Magazine - Alberto Giacometti The artists singular vision is celebrated in a special centennial exhibition at New York City's Museum of Modern Art. www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/../issues01/nov01/giacometti.html

Artcyclopedia: Alberto Giacometti Links to works by the artist in art museum sites and image archives worldwide. www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/giacometti_alberto.html