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Introduction
Augusto Giacometti (16 August 1877 – 9 June 1947) was a Swiss painter from Stampa, Graubünden, cousin of Giovanni Giacometti who was the father of Alberto, Diego and Bruno Giacometti. He was prominent as a painter in the Art Nouveau and Symbolism movements, one of the first abstract painters, for his work in stained glass, as a proponent of murals and a designer of popular posters. He finished (among others) stained glass windows in both of the most important churches of Zürich, Grossmünster and Fraumünster, as well as the inner decoration of the so-called Waisenhaus Zürich. From 1909 to 1913 Augusto Giacometti was a great inspiration for Czech-born sculptor Helen Zelezny-Scholz. A two-day hiking trail connects most of the locations of the family in Val Bregaglia.
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Introduction
Comment on works: pastellist; watercolorist Comment on works: painter; sculptor
Nationalities
Swiss, Italian
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Author, Designer, Muralist, Painter, Pastelist, Pastellist, Sculptor
Names
Augusto Giacometti, Antonio Augusto Giacometti, Alberto Giacometti, a. giacometti, augusto giacometti, alberto giacometti
Ulan
500021952
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Works

7 works online

Exhibitions

Publication

  • Inventing Abstraction, 1910-1925: How a Radical Idea Changed Modern Art Leah Dickerman, 2012 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 376 pages
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