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The Chariot, Alberto Giacometti, 1950

Alberto Giacometti, portrait

Alberto GiacomettiSwiss, 1901–1966

The Chariot

1950 · Sculpture

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “The Chariot” now? National Gallery of Art, Gallery 407A · East Building, Upper Level, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Room407A · East Building, Upper Level

Open now· until 5:00 PM

On public display.

Checked: 11 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum

On the map Museum page

Details

Accession number: 1977.47.2

What it shows

In the catalog

Sculpture Bronze Post-war art 20th century Swiss

Sources

National Gallery of Art
Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder

In the life of Alberto Giacometti

1940s
The war: refuge in Switzerland
He spent the years of the Second World War in Switzerland, living in Geneva.
1949
Married: Annette Giacometti
c. 1949
After the wedding the figures grow, yet grow thinner
After his marriage his tiny sculptures became larger, but the larger they grew, the thinner they became; for the rest of his life Annette was his main female model. His paintings changed in parallel: continually reworked, the figures appear isolated and severely attenuated.
1951
Francis Ponge writes about him in Cahiers d’Art
The writer Francis Ponge wrote an article on Giacometti, published in the Paris journal Cahiers d’Art, that vividly captured the existential side of his work. In the post-war years many, including Sartre and Genet, hailed Giacometti as an outstanding existentialist artist.

Spoon Woman, Alberto Giacometti, 1926-27 (cast 1976)

Spoon Woman

1926-27 (cast 1976) · The Museum of Modern Art

No More Play, Alberto Giacometti, 1931-1932

No More Play

1931-1932 · National Gallery of Art

The Palace at 4 a.m., Alberto Giacometti, 1932

The Palace at 4 a.m.

1932 · The Museum of Modern Art

The Invisible Object (Hands Holding the Void), Alberto Giacometti, model 1934, cast 1935

The Invisible Object (Hands Holding the Void)

model 1934, cast 1935 · National Gallery of Art

Walking Man II, Alberto Giacometti, 1960

Walking Man II

1960 · National Gallery of Art

Tall Figure, III, Alberto Giacometti, 1960

Tall Figure, III

1960 · The Museum of Modern Art

Femme Debout I (Standing Woman I), Alberto Giacometti, 1960

Femme Debout I (Standing Woman I)

1960 · J. Paul Getty Museum

Spoon Woman, Alberto Giacometti, 1926–27 (cast 1954)

Spoon Woman

1926–27 (cast 1954) · Art Institute of Chicago

In the same room · EU-407-A, National Gallery of Art

Study of a Dog, Francis Bacon, 1953

Francis Bacon

Study of a Dog, 1953

Self-Portrait, David Alfaro Siqueiros, 1948

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Self-Portrait, 1948

Façades d'immeubles (Building Façades), Jean Dubuffet, 1946

Jean Dubuffet

Façades d'immeubles (Building Façades), 1946

The Argonauts, Max Beckmann, 1949/1950

Max Beckmann

The Argonauts, 1949/1950

The Argonauts [right panel], Max Beckmann, 1949/1950

Max Beckmann

The Argonauts [right panel], 1949/1950

The Argonauts [middle panel], Max Beckmann, 1949/1950

Max Beckmann

The Argonauts [middle panel], 1949/1950

The Argonauts [left panel], Max Beckmann, 1949/1950

Max Beckmann

The Argonauts [left panel], 1949/1950

Still Life, Giorgio Morandi, c. 1955

Giorgio Morandi

Still Life, c. 1955

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"Neige" (Snow); Itinerary [recto], Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Paul Gauguin

"Neige" (Snow); Itinerary [recto], 1884-1888

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Country Outing (Partie de campagne), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1897

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Country Outing (Partie de campagne), 1897

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Lorenzo & Larry Ferlinghetti, stopover in Fiji on way to Adelaide Arts Festival, Australia March 72, Allen Ginsberg, 1972, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Lorenzo & Larry Ferlinghetti, stopover in Fiji on way to Adelaide Arts Festival, Australia March 72, 1972, printed later

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Joe Richey and New York ladies on Roland Leggiardi-Laura's film crew, waiting at Ministerio de Cultura door, outside Managua, January 23, 1986, Allen Ginsberg, 1986

Allen Ginsberg

Joe Richey and New York ladies on Roland Leggiardi-Laura's film crew, waiting at Ministerio de Cultura door, outside Managua, January 23, 1986, 1986

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Allen Ginsberg, utility man S.S. John Blair first back from Galveston-Dakar Doldrums trip, I handed my camera to the radio-man on the ship's fantail, smoking what? In New York harbor, circa October 30, 1947., Allen Ginsberg, 1947, printed 1990

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg, utility man S.S. John Blair first back from Galveston-Dakar Doldrums trip, I handed my camera to the radio-man on the ship's fantail, smoking what? In New York harbor, circa October 30, 1947., 1947, printed 1990

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Allen Ginsberg

Korean War Vet Ken Babbs, Captain of Ken Kesey's "Trips Festival" bus, co piloting Neal Cassady on Amphetamine at wheel rolling up highway to Millbrook estate near Poughkeepsie N.Y. where Dr. Tim O'Leary's Castalia Foundation was then experimenting with D.M.T. on half hour psychedelic trip useful for psychiatric sessions. Burglar Gordon Liddy, then assistant D.A. in Poughkeepsie raided the Foundation a number of times illegally lacking search warrants during that season, so Castalia folk were jittery on arrival of honking Day-Glo graffit'd "Merry Prankster" Further bus which'd been driven cross-country S.F to N.Y. via Texas before Fall 1964 Presidentiad, "A Vote for Goldwater is a Vote for Fun" logo painted above bus side windows, L.S.D. Kool-Aid in pitcher in icebox. Kesey & Pranksters had met with Jack Kerouac a day before . . ., 1964, printed 1995

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Harry Smith talking to Scotch folk-singer English Professor at University of Mississippi who drove me to visit Ike's Barber Shop in Clarksdale-- Ike had played in Black rhythm & Blues bands around the 40's Country & his shop was legendary social center after he'd returned to his home town-- Harry came to record the rhythm of his barber scissors & razor strapping as we spent the afternoon hanging out & listening to the jukebox by the bar, back of the Barbershop. Later we drove across the Mississippi River & returned to "ole' Miss" at Oxford by midnight, April 19, 1987., Allen Ginsberg, 1987

Allen Ginsberg

Harry Smith talking to Scotch folk-singer English Professor at University of Mississippi who drove me to visit Ike's Barber Shop in Clarksdale-- Ike had played in Black rhythm & Blues bands around the 40's Country & his shop was legendary social center after he'd returned to his home town-- Harry came to record the rhythm of his barber scissors & razor strapping as we spent the afternoon hanging out & listening to the jukebox by the bar, back of the Barbershop. Later we drove across the Mississippi River & returned to "ole' Miss" at Oxford by midnight, April 19, 1987., 1987

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Allen Ginsberg

Ken Kesey—Merry Pranksters’ day-glo painted “Further” cross-country bus Neal Cassady’d driven S.F. to Manhattan, L.S.D. cool-aid pitcher in icebox for local hitchhikers and Police, here stopped for gas lunch upstate on trip to Timothy Leary’s Millbrook n.y. psychedelic research commune just before election time, “A Vote For Barry Is A Vote for Fun” logo painted large across bustop side, Goldwater the libertarian Republican would-be Presidential candidate Hawk during Vietnam War, summer 1964., 1964, printed 1995

Not on view · National Gallery of Art