Alberto Giacometti
Swiss, 1901­1966
Three Walking Men
1948/49
Bronze
ht.: 74.9 cm
Edward E. Ayer Endowment in memory of Charles L. Hutchinson, 1951.256
© 1995 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York  / ADAGP, Paris

Giacometti first modeled these tall, gaunt figures in clay, and then they were cast in bronze. The men seem to be crossing a city square, and although they are close to each other, they make no connections with one another. 

“What I’m trying to do is just to reproduce on canvas or in clay what I see,” said the artist. What do you think he saw in this scene of three walking men?