(en) Alberto Giacometti

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Biography

Wikidata: Q157194 (Q5)

• 1901.10.10 / Stampa. Birth of Alberto Giacometti, son of Giovanni Giacometti. [1], [2]

• 1919 / Geneva. Alberto Giacometti returns to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Geneva, but only stays there for three days. [3]

• 1947. Creation by Alberto Giacometti of the sculpture: Man walking . This type of filiform figure will become his trademark. [4], [5]

• 1949.07.19. Marriage of Alberto Giacometti with Annette Arm. [6]

• 1962 / Venice. Distinction of the Venice Biennale Prize to Alberto Giacometti. [7]

• 1963. Creation by Alberto Giacometti of his last bust, Annette . [8]

• 1963.05.20 / America. Alberto Giacometti is elected honorary member of the American Institute of Arts and Letters. [9]

• 1964 / America. Distinction of the Guggenheim Prize to Alberto Giacometti. [10]

• 1965 / Sweden. Alberto Giacometti is appointed a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. [11]

• 1965.11.27 / Bern. Distinction from the doctorate honoris causa of the University of Bern to Alberto Giacometti. [12]

• 1966.1.11 / Chur. Deaths of Alberto Giacometti following an infarction. [13]

• 1966 / Zurich. Vol of a bust of Alberto Giacometti worth 30 000 francs at an exhibition at Kunsthaus in Zurich. [14]

• 1969 / Paris. Retrospective on Alberto Giacometti at the Orangerie des Tuilleries. [15]

• 1986 / Paris. Distinction of the Photo Month first prize at the Swiss Cultural Center for an exhibition on Alberto Giacometti. [16]

• 1994.07.11 / Paris. A set of sculptures of Alberto Giacometti in the amount of 10 million francs is on sale at the Parisian palace George V. [17]

• 1998.10 / Switzerland. The sculpture Walking Man of Alberto Giacometti appears on the Swiss franc note of 100 francs. [18]