Gidon Graetz

Gidon Graetz was a Swiss-Israeli-born Italian sculptor. He studied in the mid-1950s at Accademia delle Belle Arti in Firenze and at Les Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Life and career

Graetz was born on 29 November 1929. His public art sculptures are found widespread in cities such as Zürich, Detroit, New York City, Los Angeles, Brisbane, Chicago and Berlin, and has exhibited work in Europe, Australia and the United States.
Settled in a castle in Fiesole overlooking Firenze in Tuscany, Graetz was married to Sunniva Rasmussen, and among their four children is the Tuscan winemaker Bibi Graetz.
Graetz died on 3 June 2025, at the age of 95.