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Giacometti

American  
[jah-kuh-met-ee, jah-kaw-met-tee] / ˌdʒɑ kəˈmɛt i, ˌdʒɑ kɔˈmɛt ti /

noun

  1. Alberto 1901–66, Swiss sculptor and painter.


Giacometti British  
/ dʒakoˈmetti /

noun

  1. Alberto (alˈbɛrto). 1901–66, Swiss sculptor and painter, noted particularly for his long skeletal statues of isolated figures

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And funny: Don’t miss the tiny cat by Giacometti that’s hidden off to the side of the structure beside an imposing sphinx.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Ms Schiaparelli and Mr Giacometti were introduced to one another by French interior designer Jean-Michel Frank in the early 1930s.

From BBC Dec. 19, 2025

His collection ranges from a 1947 sculpture by Alberto Giacometti, purchased at auction for $78.4 million in 2021, to a nearly $600,000 NFT of a pet rock.

From New York Times Nov. 20, 2024

Hunt was drawn to abstractions and was influenced by the works of Julio González, Pablo Picasso, David Smith and Alberto Giacometti, as well as his own extensive African art collection.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2023

At the foot of the stairs, within the atrium, are fine sculptures of Giacometti, representing the "Ecce Homo,"—and the "Kiss of Judas," purchased and placed here by Pius IX.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

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