Master of Color Augusto Giacometti (1877 –1947) was a Swiss artist from Stampa, Graubünden, known predominantly as a painter in the Art Nouveau and Symbolism movements, as well as for his work in stained glass. He was a proponent of murals and a designer of popular posters. He is cousin of Giovanni Giacometti – …
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Augusto Giacometti: Flower Pot With Cattleya (1923)
Click For Enlarged Detail: Details: Augusto Giacometti 1877-1947 FLOWER POT WITH CATTLEYA, 1923 Monogrammed lower left; inscribed on the reverse signed and dated Oil on gold foil 54.5 x 34.5 cm Source: Sotheby’s Link: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/schweizer-kunst-swiss-art-zh1506/lot.60.html?locale=en Thanks for Visiting! 🙂 ~Sunnyside
Augusto Giacometti: Poppy on Gray Background, (1932)
Pioneer of Abstraction Augusto Giacometti (1877 –1947) was a Swiss artist from Stampa, Graubünden, known predominantly as a painter in the Art Nouveau and Symbolism movements, as well as for his work in stained glass. He was a proponent of murals and a designer of popular posters. He is cousin of Giovanni Giacometti – father…
Rudolf Koller: Outing on the Forest’s Edge (1895)
Who Is Rudolf Koller? Rudolf Koller (1828 – 1905) was a Swiss painter associated with a realist and classicist style, and also with Düsseldorf school of painting.[2] Koller’s style is similar to that of the realist painters Gustave Courbet and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. Rudolf Koller is considered one of Switzerland’s finest animal painters. Click for…
