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c. 1914
GS 078
Flowerpots Pencil on paper
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c. 1914
GS 079
The Artistʼs Mother Sewing Graphite pencil on paper
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c. 1917
GS 285
Head of a Student from Schiers Plaster
The head is a cast probably dating from 1951. It was executed with the initial Plasticine model from
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1918
GS 157
Portrait of the Artistʼs Mother Pen in black on paper
The most intense drawings of Giacometti’s early years are portraits of either his mother or himself.
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1920
GS 080
Pencil on paper
Renato Stampa (1904–1978), who taught at the school in Chur after studying Romance languages in
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1920/1921
GS 228.01-13
Sheets from a Sketchbook (Florence, November 1920 – Rome, 1921) Chalk
In May 1920 Giacometti attended the Venice Biennale with his father and discovered the works of
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1921
GS 062
Self-Portrait Oil on canvas
This key work of Alberto’s early, highly coloured painting in which he engages with his father’s art
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c. 1922/1923
GS 081
Seated Woman Resting Her Head on Her Hand Pencil on thin paper
The 15 nude drawings (GS 081–GS 095) from the years 1921-24 were all executed in the Académie de la
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c. 1923/1924
GS 096
Self-Portrait Graphite pencil on light brown discoloured paper
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1925–1926
GS 002
Bronze
This work is the outcome of an intensive engagement with the post-Cubist sculptures of Henri Laurens
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1925/1926
GS 390
Small Composition Plaster, painted
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c. 1925
GS 240
Sketch for a Cubist Sculpture Pencil
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1926/1927
GS 004
Spoon Woman Bronze
This sculpture is a key work of the group from 1925–27 that was inspired by African and other tribal
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c. 1926
GS 295
Cubist Composition Plaster, pencil
The ʻComposition cubisteʼ was probably created by making a cast of an initial clay model using a
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1928
GS 010
Gazing Head Plaster
With ‘Tête qui regarde’ and the other disc-shaped sculptures (see GS 011, GS 012 and GS 169),
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1930
GS 165
Tidy Plaster
The concept espoused by the Surrealists, that works of art should depict phenomena from the
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1930
GS 019
Suspended Ball Plaster and metal
When André Breton and Salvador Dalí discovered the ‘Boule suspendue’ in 1930, they were so
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c. 1931
GS 131
Project for a Sculpture Pen in brown on paper
The design belongs with the Surrealist display models and game boards. No finished version is known
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c. 1931
GS 167
Studio with Sculpting Stand Graphite pencil on paper
An unusual and important work that, in many respects, looks ahead to the mature drawings, especially
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1932
GS 022
Caught Hand Wood and metal
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c. 1932
GS 125
Point to the Eye Pen in black on paper
The drawing clearly belongs with the sculpture of the same name (see GS 021), though the precise
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1933/1934
GS 298
Plaster, painted white
ʻCubeʼ was created as a cast of a preceding model. Subsequently, it was slightly reworked by
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c. 1936
GS 301
Small Head of Rita Plaster, coated with sealant
The head was created by casting the initial clay or Plasticine model using a multi-part negative
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c. 1939/1945
GS 412
Small Bust on a Double Base Plaster
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c. 1939/1945
GS 411
Small Figurine on a Base Plaster
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1943
GS 304
Silvio Standing (Hands in Pockets) Plaster
The figure was created by casting the initial clay or Plasticine model using a multi-part negative
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1947
GS 030
Walking Man Bronze
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1947
GS 028
The Hand Plaster and iron rod, painted
This work evokes a wartime experience in 1940, when Alberto, Diego and the latter’s companion were
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1947
GS 032
The Nose Painted plaster, rope, metal, wooden plate
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1948
GS 036
Standing Woman Bronze
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1949
GS 064
Three Plaster Heads Oil on canvas
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1951
GS 065
Annette Oil on canvas
Giacometti met Annette Arm (Geneva 1923–Paris 1993) in Geneva during the war in 1943. From 1946
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1957
GS 067
Portrait of G. David Thompson Oil on canvas
G. David Thompson (1898–1965), a Pittsburgh steel magnate, assembled one of the most important
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1960
GS 329
Large Head I Plaster, partially painted, coated with sealant and release agent
The massive head is modelled directly in plaster on an iron armature. From 1960, the plaster served
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1962
GS 331
Annette VI Plaster, coated with sealant and release agent
The bust was created by casting the initial clay model using a two-part negative plaster mould (lost
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1964
GS 074
Portrait of Annette with Yellow Blouse Oil on canvas
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c. 1964/1965
GS 337
Bust of Diego Plaster, partially painted
The bust was created by casting the initial clay model using a two-part negative plaster mould (lost
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1965
GS 415
Bronze
The French photographer Eli Lotar (1905−1969) was an old acquaintance of Giacometti’s who in his
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1965
GS 338
Plaster, coated with sealant and release agent
The bust was created by casting the initial clay model using a two-part negative plaster mould (lost
