Lot Essay
The present work was acquired directly from the artist by Ivy Rosenquist (figs. 1-3). She remained close with Diego Giacometti until his death and gifted Chat maître d'hôtel to the present owner in 2008.
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Chat maître d'hôtel
Details
Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
Chat maître d'hôtel
signed 'Diego' (on the top of the base)
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 11¾ in. (30 cm.)
Conceived in 1967; this bronze version cast by 1981
Chat maître d'hôtel
signed 'Diego' (on the top of the base)
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 11¾ in. (30 cm.)
Conceived in 1967; this bronze version cast by 1981
Provenance
Ivy Rosenquist, Paris (acquired from the artist, July 1981).
Gift from the above to the present owner, 2008.
Gift from the above to the present owner, 2008.
Literature
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1986, vol. I, p. 115 (another cast illustrated, p. 19).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 120 (another cast illustrated in color, p. 121).
F. Baudot, Diego Giacometti, New York, 2001, p. 79 (another cast illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 120 (another cast illustrated in color, p. 121).
F. Baudot, Diego Giacometti, New York, 2001, p. 79 (another cast illustrated).
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