Giacometti

American

[jah-kuh-met-ee, jah-kaw-met-tee] / ˌdʒɑ kəˈmɛt i, ˌdʒɑ kɔˈmɛt ti /

noun

Alberto 1901–66, Swiss sculptor and painter.

Giacometti British

/ dʒakoˈmetti /

noun

Alberto (alˈbɛrto). 1901–66, Swiss sculptor and painter, noted particularly for his long skeletal statues of isolated figures

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"I thought 'Wow, they cannot be' and after my first investigation, it turns out they were made by Alberto Giacometti."

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

He was 6-foot-2 and so lean that the New York Times said he resembled “a Giacometti statue in pinstripes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

The stage has the stark beauty of a sculpted scene by Alberto Giacometti.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2024

His Swiss compatriot, Alberto Giacometti, drew multiple portraits of Mr. Kornfeld and pleaded with him to write a comprehensive monograph about him.

From New York Times • May 11, 2024

Yet the interminable drama of "Marie Antoinette," by Signor Paolo Giacometti, in which Madame Ristori was wont to perform, presents an instance of this kind.

From A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character by Cook, Dutton

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