Biography: Giovanni Giacometti 1868-1933 was born in Stampa, the Grisans on March 7th, 1868. Encou...
Biography: Giovanni Giacometti 1868-1933 was born in Stampa, the Grisans on March 7th, 1868. Encou...
Il Museo d’arte di Berna presenta un’ampia mostra di Giovanni Giacometti (1868-1933), padre dello scultore Alberto (1901-1966), mettendo in risalto la sua geniale, vibrante orchestrazione della luce e la potenza cromatica dei suoi dipinti.
Il Museo d’arte di Berna presenta un’ampia mostra di Giovanni Giacometti (1868-1933), padre dello scultore Alberto (1901-1966), mettendo in risalto la sua geniale, vibrante orchestrazione della luce e la potenza cromatica dei suoi dipinti.
Painter and printmaker. Although not as famous as his son Alberto Giacometti, he ranks as one of Switzerland’s noteworthy early modernists. After secondary school he studied painting in Munich, where he met Cuno Amiet. From 1888 he studied for three years in Paris at the Académie Julian. Between 1894 and 1899 he was encouraged by Giovanni Segantini, from whom he learnt the divisionist technique of systematic parallel brushstrokes. In 1897 the influence of Ferdinand Hodler is evident in Panorama of the Muotta Muragl. Through publications and especially Amiet’s visits, Giacometti assimilated recent stylistic innovations from France. In 1904–5 he developed a more avant-garde style reflecting the flattened forms and bold colors of the Pont-Aven group. In 1907 Giacometti was inspired by the works of Paul Cézanne. In 1907–8 he copied paintings in Swiss private collections by Van Gogh. These sources inspired him to develop more dynamic and assertive brushstrokes, and his mature style, a variant of Fauvism, emphasized two-dimensional space and form and high-keyed, strongly contrasted colors. In 1907–8, inspired by his contact with Die Brücke artists, he began to make woodcuts in the German style, which he often enhanced with colors. Gradually he achieved public recognition, particularly with one-man exhibitions at the Kunsthaus in Zurich (1912) and the Kunstmuseum in Berne (1920). Around 1916 his technique gradually evolved away from vigorous brushwork towards more lyrical description, as in the Sculptor and his Model; this mature style strongly influenced his son Alberto.
Biography: Giovanni Giacometti 1868-1933 was born in Stampa, the Grisans on March 7th, 1868. Encou...
Kunsthaus, Zurich
Bestel Portret van Ottilia Giacometti, Giovanni Giacometti als print. Kies zelf de maat en het materiaal. Snel geleverd, hoge kwaliteit.
Giovanni Giacometti (Swiss, 1868–1933) Portrait of a young girl, 1910 Oil on canvas.27 x 24.5 cm
