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What I am looking for is not happiness. I work solely because it is impossible for me to do anything else.

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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Graphic Artist
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Alberṭo Gʼaḳomeṭi
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Work
Solely
Impossible
Looking
Happiness
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