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Alberto Giacometti (Italian pronunciation: [alËbÉrto dÊakoËmetti]; 10 October 1901 â 11 January 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman and printmaker.
A YOUTH SPENT IN A STUDIO. Alberto Giacometti grew up in Switzerland in the Val Bregaglia alpine valley, a few kilometers from the Swiss-Italian border. His father, Giovanni Giacometti (1868-1933) was an impressionist painter esteemed by Swiss collectors and artists. He shared his thoughts with his son on art and the nature of art. Alberto Giacometti produced his first oil painting (Still Life with Apples, circa 1915) and first sculpted bust (Diego, circa 1914-1915) in his father's studioat the age of fourteen.