G. David Thompson
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George David Thompson was an American investment banker, industrialist, and modern art collector, based in Pittsburgh. He started as a banker, but by 1945 was running four steel mills. In 1959, Pittsb
Le Fumeur by Jean Metzinger
Alberto Giacometti
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Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker, who was one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century. His work was particularly influenced by artistic styles suc
G. David Thompson
…600 artworks, unwilling to build a gallery bearing his name, and he gradually sold much of his collection, including 88 works by Paul Klee and 70 by Alberto Giacometti, although he left the Carnegie Museum over 100 artworks when he died in 1965. George David Thompson was born in Newark, Ohio in 1899, and grew up in…
Alberto Giacometti (1948) (photo by Emmy Andriesse)
"Sick boy in bed" (Alberto), by Giovanni Giacometti
Giacometti at work.
Giacometti sculpting his wife Annette