Biography of alberto giacometti

Alberto Giacometti grew up in Switzerland in the Val Bregaglia alpine valley, a few kilometers from the Swiss-Italian border.

His father, Giovanni Giacometti () was an impressionist painter esteemed by Swiss collectors and artists. He shared his thoughts with his son on art and the nature of art. 

Giacometti’s work shows the influence of African and Oceanian sculpture. When the young artist developed an interest in African art in , it was no longer a novelty for the modern artists of the previous generation (Picasso, Derain); it had even become popularized to the point of becoming decorative.

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