Alberto Giacometti is best known for his simple, but ingenious sculptures. Examples of these sculptures include 'Man Crossing a Square on a Sunny Morning', 'Standing Woman', 'Walking Man I', 'Annette' and 'Cat'.
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"In every work of art the subject is primordial, whether the artist knows it or not. The measure of the formal qualities is only a sign of the measure of the artist's obsession with his subject; the form is always in proportion to the obsession." More Alberto Giacometti quotes...
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Alberto Giacometti was a close friend of philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.
Alberto Giacometti was struck with stomach cancer in 1963 and had to undergo an operation. He was cured but died 3 years later due to a heart disease and chronic bronchitis.
