Alberto Giacometti

Alberto Giacometti was the son of Giovanni Giacometti, a well-known post-impressionist painter. It was in his father’s studio that he was initiated into art, where, at the age of 14 he produced his first works: a still-life with apples, in oils, and a sculpted bust of his brother, Diego. In 1922, he went to Paris to study at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière with the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle.