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What did Alberto Giacometti make his sculptures from?

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What did Alberto Giacometti make his sculptures from?
Alberto Giacometti made hundreds of sculptures out of a variety of materials. Some of his most frequently used ones were plaster, wood and terracotta, but he is perhaps best known for his bronze sculptures. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Alberto Giacometti art.
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The Search
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in London, GB
Alberto Giacometti The Search , ca. 1968 Restrike Etching unsigned comes with COA from publishers 25.4 × 20.3 cm 51 x 40.5 cm (framed)
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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Broach (Bird with unfolded wings)
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Ottikon, CH
The work is registered and archived at the Fondation Giacometti in Paris under no. 4578. Only seven pieces of this brooch are known. Six pieces face to the right and one piece to th...
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1930s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

"Objets mobiles et muet" original lithograph
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Lust 1. Executed in 1931, this is the first lithograph created by Giacometti. This impression is from the second edition, printed in...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

original lithograph
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Lust 100. Printed for Derriere le Miroir (issue number 98) and published in Paris in 1957 by Maeght. Sheet size: 15 x 22 inches. The...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"L'Arbre" original lithograph
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1952 for the art revue Verve (Volume 7, Number 27-28) and published in Paris by Teriade. Size: 13 7/8 x 10 3/8 inches (352 x 263 mm). There is...
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1950s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Alberto Giacometti, rare vintage original poster
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Rare vintage original poster published by the famous Paris Gallery Claude Bernard pour an historic exhibition of Jean Dubuffet in the sixties (1964) about the Hourloupe series. Jean ...
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Paper

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