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In a fire, between a Rembrandt and a cat, I would save the cat.

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
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Alberṭo Gʼaḳomeṭi
Cat
Save
Fire
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Rembrandt

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