Giovanni Giacometti (it. Giovanni Giacometti , March 7, 1868 Stumpa - June 25, 1933 Glion ) - Swiss artist and graphic artist. Father Alberto and Bruno Giacometti .
| Giovanni Giacometti | |
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 Gianova Giacometti. Self portrait | |
| Birth name | Giovanni giacometti |
| Date of Birth | March 7, 1868 |
| Place of Birth | Borgonovo, Stumpa , Switzerland |
| Date of death | June 25, 1933 (65 years old) |
| Place of death | Glion , Switzerland |
| A country | |
| Genre | painting, graphics |
| Study | |
| Style | impressionism |
Life and work
He was the fourth in a family of eight children. His father, Alberto, was a baker who also ran a cafe. The artist Augusto Giacometti was his cousin. Received primary education in Chur. It was there that he showed an interest in art, observing sculptures on the marble works of Bianchi. [one]
Giovanni Giacometti studied painting in Munich (in 1886 - 1887 ) and in Paris , at the Academy of Julian (in 1888 - 1891 ), with Adolf Bouguereau and Joseph Robert-Fleury . His work was influenced by Fauvism , the works of Cezanne , Van Gogh , Kuno Amier and Giovanni Segantini . Segantini patronized Giacometti, who lived in the village of Maloia since 1894 in the south-east of Switzerland.
The paintings by Giovanni Giacometti are painted primarily in the Impressionist style; the artist also paid tribute to the fascination with symbolism . He painted landscapes, was a master of portraiture. Giacometti canvases can be seen in most Swiss art museums.
Gallery
Portrait of Otilia Giacometti. 1912
Anette. 1911
Autumn evening. 1903
Bread. 1908. Museum of Art . Basel
Self portrait. 1898
Portrait of a dead segantini. 1899
Panorama. 1904
- ↑ Giacometti, Giovanni Ulrico - SIKART Dictionary and database . www.sikart.ch. Date of treatment March 12, 2019.