Giacometti paintings

The Japanese philosopher Isaku Yanaihara (1918-1989) regularly sat for Alberto Giacometti. Having come to France in 1954 to study philosophy at the Sorbonne, he met the artist for the first time in November 1955 for an interview. He quickly became the model for several portraits in 1956, then during his stays in 1957, 1959, 1960 and 1961.This work was made on his second stay, between August and September 1957. On that occasion, Yanaihara took a photo of Giacometti’s studio and paintings…

Alberto Giacometti. Untitled. 1952. Ink on paper. sight sheet 19 3/4 x 12 7/8" (50.2 x 33.1 cm). Gift of Alexander Liberman. 351.1991.a-b. © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Drawings & Prints

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Bust of Annette

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Alberto Giacometti drawings

A sense of futility pervades Alberto Giacometti’s oeuvre. While his sculptures are relieved in their literal forms, his paintings are distilled in desperation, where form only exists as an illusion.

Self Portrait by Alberto Giacometti √

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City.

Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss artist known for his totemic sculptures of elongated human figures. View Alberto Giacometti’s 5,908 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available prints and multiples, works on paper, and sculpture for sale and learn about the artist.

Alberto Giacometti, Portrait of Diego with a Tartan Shirt (1954) - Fondation Maeght, St-Paul-de-Vence, France

Alberto Giacometti

The curator of the first exhibition to focus on the artist’s portraits talks to Florence Waters about where his iconic figures came from — and how Giacometti has ‘led people astray’