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1877 Stampa, Switzerland - 1947 Zurich. Known for: Painting, graphics, mosaic and poster design, teaching.
Antonio Augusto Giacometti, the son of Giacomo and Marta Giacometti Stampa, was born on 16th August 1877 in Stampa, in the Val Bregaglia (Grigioni Canton) in Switzerland. His second cousin was... Read full biography
Antonio Augusto Giacometti, the son of Giacomo and Marta Giacometti Stampa, was born on 16th August 1877 in Stampa, in the Val Bregaglia (Grigioni Canton) in Switzerland. His second cousin was Giovanni Giacometti, father of Alberto. From 1894 to 1897 he lived in Zurich, where he gained a diploma as... Read full biography
Antonio Augusto Giacometti, the son of Giacomo and Marta Giacometti Stampa, was born on 16th August 1877 in Stampa, in the Val Bregaglia (Grigioni Canton) in Switzerland. His second cousin was Giovanni Giacometti, father of Alberto. From 1894 to 1897 he lived in Zurich, where he gained a diploma as a teacher of drawing at the School of Arts and Crafts. In the summer of 1897 he went to Paris, where he enrolled at the School of Decorative Arts and studied under Eugène Grasset. He put his manual... Read full biography
Antonio Augusto Giacometti, the son of Giacomo and Marta Giacometti Stampa, was born on 16th August 1877 in Stampa, in the Val Bregaglia (Grigioni Canton) in Switzerland. His second cousin was Giovanni Giacometti, father of Alberto. From 1894 to 1897 he lived in Zurich, where he gained a diploma as a teacher of drawing at the School of Arts and Crafts. In the summer of 1897 he went to Paris, where he enrolled at the School of Decorative Arts and studied under Eugène Grasset. He put his manual skill into practice in graphic decoration based on the floral style pioneered by William Morris. Augusto took images from painting and used them in artisan work, designing mosaics*, glass, clocks and posters. From 1902 onwards he lived in Florence,... Read full biography
Antonio Augusto Giacometti, the son of Giacomo and Marta Giacometti Stampa, was born on 16th August 1877 in Stampa, in the Val Bregaglia (Grigioni Canton) in Switzerland. His second cousin was Giovanni Giacometti, father of Alberto. From 1894 to 1897 he lived in Zurich, where he gained a diploma as a teacher of drawing at the School of Arts and Crafts. In the summer of 1897 he went to Paris, where he enrolled at the School of Decorative Arts and studied under Eugène Grasset. He put his manual skill into practice in graphic decoration based on the floral style pioneered by William Morris. Augusto took images from painting and used them in artisan work, designing mosaics*, glass, clocks and posters. From 1902 onwards he lived in Florence, Italy and studied in depth the work of Beato Angelico and all the great Renaissance* masters. He shared the... Read full biography