Giovanni Giacometti
-
Paesaggio di neve (sole) / Wintersonne (winter sun), 1926 Oil on canvas (50.5 x 61.5 cm): Foundation for Art, Culture and History, Winterthur -
Waldinneres im Winter (winter forest interior), 1930 Oil on canvas (64.5 x 46 cm): Private Collection. -
La lettrice / Lesender Frauenakt (the lady reader), 1915 Oil on canvas (65.5 x 72.5 cm): Fondation Saner, Studen -
Sera sull'Alpe / Abend auf der Alp (evening on the mountain), 1906 Oil on canvas (115 x 160 cm): property of Switzerland -
Die Lampe (the lamp), 1912 Oil on canvas (130 x 150 cm): Kunsthaus Fine Arts Museum, Zurich -
Giorno di pioggia / Regentag bei Capolago (rainy day near Capolago), 1906/07 Oil on canvas (80 x 60 cm): Graubünden Art Museum, Chur -
Alberto, 1915 Oil on canvas (60 x 50.5 cm): Fine Arts Museum, Bern -
Mattino d'estate a Maloggia / Sommermorgen in Maloja (summer morning in Maloja),1927 Oil on canvas (100 x 108 cm): Private Collection -
Fioritura / Mutter mit Kind unter Blütenbaum (mother and child under blossoming tree), 1900 Oil on canvas (100 x 80 cm): Graubünden Art Museum, Chur -
Il ponte al sole / Die Brücke (bridge in the sun), 1907 Oil on canvas (71 x 65.5 cm): Graubünden Art Museum, Chur -
Allo specchio / Bildnis Ottilia Giacometti (portait of Ottilia Giacometti), 1912 Oil on canvas (61 x 50 cm): Oskar Reinhart Museum am Stadtgarten, Winterthur -
Die Lerche (larks), 1920 Oil on canvas (119 x 109 cm): Graubünden Art Museum, Chur -
Autoritratto davanti a paesaggio invernale / Selbstbildnis im Schnee (self portrait in the snow), 1899 Oil on canvas (40 x 60 cm): Art and History Museum, Geneva -
Sera d'inverno / Winterabend (winter evening), 1905/1906 Oil on canvas (70.5 x 65 cm): Foundation for Art, Culture and History, Winterthur
Colour in the light, a retrospective devoted to the Swiss artist.
This content was published on February 1, 2010
minutes
The Museum of Fine Arts in Bern is hosting a large exhibition by the painter Giovanni Giacometti (1868-1933), father of the sculptor Alberto (1901-1966). It highlights the painter's virtuoso, vibrant mastery of light and colour.
Contributions under this article have been turned off. You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here. Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.