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Alberto Giacometti — Buste de Diego — Image creditsAlberto Giacometti · Buste de Diego · Image : Galerie Kornfeld Auktionen
Alberto Giacometti — « Buste de Diego ». A work by the artist, selected for its visual connection to the story.
Alberto Giacometti · Buste de Diego · Image : Galerie Kornfeld Auktionen
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Alberto Giacometti · 5 min read

Diego, always to be recognised anew

A Bust of Diego made around 1954 bears the first name of Giacometti’s brother. Yet his familiar presence does not end the exploration: volume obliges visitors to rediscover the face with every change of viewpoint.

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Alberto Giacometti — Sculptures dans l’atelier — Image creditsAlberto Giacometti · Sculptures dans l’atelier · Image : Galerie Kornfeld Auktionen
Alberto Giacometti — « Sculptures dans l’atelier ». A work by the artist, selected for its visual connection to the story.
Alberto Giacometti · Sculptures dans l’atelier · Image : Galerie Kornfeld Auktionen
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Alberto Giacometti · 5 min read

The cage of 1949 that holds without closing space

Giacometti began a new cage composition in 1949. The figure, head and open structure give this sculpture a space where visitors can see limits without ceasing to look through them.

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Alberto Giacometti — Homme debout — Image creditsAlberto Giacometti · Homme debout · Image : Galerie Kornfeld Auktionen
Alberto Giacometti — « Homme debout ». A work by the artist, selected for its visual connection to the story.
Alberto Giacometti · Homme debout · Image : Galerie Kornfeld Auktionen
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Alberto Giacometti · 5 min read

The walker who found his place in a courtyard

The large sculptures conceived for the Chase Manhattan Bank were not installed there. Walking Man continues its history at the Fondation Maeght, where Giacometti himself adjusted relationships between the bronzes and their surroundings.

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Alberto Giacometti — Tête de Diego sur socle — Image creditsAlberto Giacometti · Tête de Diego sur socle · Image : Galerie Kornfeld Auktionen
Alberto Giacometti — « Tête de Diego sur socle ». A work by the artist, selected for its visual connection to the story.
Alberto Giacometti · Tête de Diego sur socle · Image : Galerie Kornfeld Auktionen
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Alberto Giacometti · 5 min read

The nose that never stays inside its cage

Giacometti’s The Nose seems an immediate image, but its versions evolve from 1947 to 1964. The suspended head and metal frame tell of an exploration in which sculpture’s limits remain open.

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