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Grande Table 'Torsade'
Details
Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
Grande Table 'Torsade'
stamped with the signature 'Diego' (once on each sidebar and twice on each crossbar)
bronze with brown and green patina
Length: 43¼ in. (110 cm.)
Height: 15¾ in. (40 cm.)
Depth: 27¾ in. (70.4 cm.)
Conceived circa 1965
Grande Table 'Torsade'
stamped with the signature 'Diego' (once on each sidebar and twice on each crossbar)
bronze with brown and green patina
Length: 43¼ in. (110 cm.)
Height: 15¾ in. (40 cm.)
Depth: 27¾ in. (70.4 cm.)
Conceived circa 1965
Provenance
Private collection, Switzerland, a gift from the artist; sale, Christie's, London, 29 November 1988, lot 240.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 95 (smaller version illustrated).
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1986, p. 87-89 (smaller version illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 65 (smaller version illustrated).
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1986, p. 87-89 (smaller version illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 65 (smaller version illustrated).
Special Notice
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