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When I see a head from a great distance, it ceases to be a sphere and becomes an extreme confusion falling down into the abyss.

Alberto Giacometti

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Alberto Giacometti
Age: 64 †
Born: 1901
Born: October 10
Died: 1966
Died: January 11
Artist
Designer
Drawer
Graphic Artist
Jewelry Designer
Painter
Printmaker
Sculptor
Writer
Alberṭo Gʼaḳomeṭi
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