Property from the Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection, Sold to Benefit the Nasher Sculpture Center
Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
Première lampe au hibou et à la coupe
Details
Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
Première lampe au hibou et à la coupe
stamped 'DIEGO' and with monogram 'DG' (on the back of the base)
bronze with green and brown patina
Height: 19 5/8 in. (50 cm.)
Conceived circa 1980; this bronze version cast by 1981
Première lampe au hibou et à la coupe
stamped 'DIEGO' and with monogram 'DG' (on the back of the base)
bronze with green and brown patina
Height: 19 5/8 in. (50 cm.)
Conceived circa 1980; this bronze version cast by 1981
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the late owners, 1981.
Literature
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1986, vol. I, p. 110 (another cast illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, New York, 1986, p. 148 (another cast illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, New York, 1986, p. 148 (another cast illustrated).