Giacometti - of Egypt
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Portrait Head of Akhenaton, Amarna/Egypt, ca. 1340 BC, Plaster, Egyptian Museum, National Museums of Berlin -
Alberto Giacometti, Self Portrait (styled after Akhenaton), 1921, Oil on Canvas, Zurich Kunsthaus, Alberto Giacometti Foundation, © 2009 ProLitteris, Zurich -
Striding figure of a man, Abusir/Egypt, ca. 1900 BC, Wood, Egyptian Museum, National Museums of Berlin -
Alberto Giacometti's version of a walking man, Homme qui marche, 1947, Bronze, Zurich Kunsthaus, Alberto Giacometti Foundation, © 2009 ProLitteris, Zurich -
Portrait Head of Nefertiti, Amarna/Egypt, ca. 1340 BC, Quartzite, Egyptian Museum, National Museums of Berlin -
Alberto Giacometti's portrait of a woman, Annette VIII, 1962, Plaster, Zurich Kunsthaus, Alberto Giacometti Foundation, Gift of Bruno and Odette Giacometti, © 2009 ProLitteris, Zurich -
Block statue of Senemut, Karnak(?)/Egypt, ca. 1470 BC, Granite, Egyptian Museum, National Museums of Berlin -
Alberto Giacometti's version of a block statue, Cube, 1933/34, Bronze, Zurich Kunsthaus, Alberto Giacometti Foundation, © 2009 ProLitteris, Zurich
The great Swiss artist and ancient Egyptian art.
This content was published on March 3, 2009 - 11:15
An exhibition at Zurich's Kunsthaus fine arts museum shows how Alberto Giacometti was influenced by his love of ancient Egypt. The gallery shows pictures in pairs, first the Egyptian, and then the Giacometti for comparison.
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