Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)

Lampadaire, modèle (figure)

Details
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Lampadaire, modèle (figure)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 61 in. (155 cm.)
Designed by Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank circa 1933-1934; this bronze version cast at a later date by Diego Giacometti
Provenance
Anon. (acquired from Diego Giacometti, circa 1970); sale, Christie's, New York, 20 November 1986, lot 278.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1980, p. 204 (another cast illustrated; titled Lampadaire en bronze orné d'un buste de femme aux épaules relevées).
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, vol. I, p. 115 (another cast illustrated, pl. 30; titled Lampadaire tête de femme).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 11 (another cast illustrated in color).
A. Chanaux, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, pp. 115 and 250 (other casts illustrated; titled Lampadaire tête de femme).
C. Boutonnet and R. Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 2003, p. 35 (another cast illustrated in color, p. 34; titled Lampadaire, tête de femme).
The Alberto and Annette Giacometti Database, no. 788.

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