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I've been fifty thousand times to the Louvre. I have copied everything in drawing, trying to understand.

Alberto Giacometti

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