Artist field note

Alberto Giacometti

What remains of a person at a distance.

Portraits of Diego by Alberto Giacometti — Example from the series
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Portraits of Diego

various

Giacometti repeatedly paints his brother as if another person's presence could never be fully captured.

The five in one idea

Giacometti turned distance, fragility and persistence into the substance of the human figure.