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Lampadaire, modèle (étoile)
Details
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Lampadaire, modèle (étoile)
signed 'A Giacometti' (on the side of the leg)
bronze with green and brown patina
Height: 58 5/8 in. (149 cm.)
Designed by Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank circa 1936; this bronze version cast in 1966 by Diego Giacometti
Lampadaire, modèle (étoile)
signed 'A Giacometti' (on the side of the leg)
bronze with green and brown patina
Height: 58 5/8 in. (149 cm.)
Designed by Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank circa 1936; this bronze version cast in 1966 by Diego Giacometti
Provenance
Private collection, Paris, by whom acquired from Diego Giacometti in 1966, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, Paris, 26 November 2003, lot 51.
Acquired at the above sale; sale, Christie's, New York, 2 November 2011, lot 357.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale; sale, Christie's, New York, 2 November 2011, lot 357.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1980, p. 204 (another cast illustrated, pp. 164 and 204).
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 142 (another cast illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 11 (another cast illustrated).
F. Baudot, Diego Giacometti, New York, 2001, p. 77 (another cast illustrated; dated circa 1950).
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, l'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, p. 347 (another cast illustrated).
The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 1858.
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 142 (another cast illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 11 (another cast illustrated).
F. Baudot, Diego Giacometti, New York, 2001, p. 77 (another cast illustrated; dated circa 1950).
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, l'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, p. 347 (another cast illustrated).
The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 1858.
Special Notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
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