Two Figures
Dublin Core
Title
Two Figures
Subject
Two Figures
Description
A painting, "Two Figures" depicts a figure standing with arms outstretched, and a second, seemingly smaller figure, so vague that it's unclear what it's doing. It's often thought to be a sketch for Giacometti's most famous sculpture, Pointing Man, but Giacometti said he was merely preoccupied with the subject of "the encounter of figures outdoors in a landscape".
Creator
Alberto Giacometti
Source
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/giacometti-two-figures-t00258
Publisher
Tate Museum
Date
1947
Format
Oil paint on paper
Type
Painting
Identifier
T00258
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Painting
Physical Dimensions
419 × 597 mm
Citation
Alberto Giacometti, “Two Figures,” Alberto Giacometti, accessed August 29, 2026, https://shawnz.sites.carleton.edu/midterm/items/show/1.