Lot Essay
This lot is listed under the number AGD 2991 in the Alberto Giacometti database.
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A 'Feuille' Floor Lamp, conceived circa 1936
Details
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
A 'Feuille' Floor Lamp, conceived circa 1936
bronze with gold and light brown patina
Height: 58 in. (147.3 cm.) (excluding hardware)
A 'Feuille' Floor Lamp, conceived circa 1936
bronze with gold and light brown patina
Height: 58 in. (147.3 cm.) (excluding hardware)
Provenance
Compagnie des Arts Francais, Paris.
Private collection, France (acquired from the above, circa 1955-1960); sale, Christie's, Paris, Arts Décoratifs du XXeme Siècle, 1 December 2004, lot 89.
L'Arc en Seine, Paris, 2005 (acquired at the above sale).
Jon Stryker, New York; sale, Sotheby's, New York, The Jon Stryker Collection: Masterworks of European Modernism, 16 December 2014, lot 26.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Private collection, France (acquired from the above, circa 1955-1960); sale, Christie's, Paris, Arts Décoratifs du XXeme Siècle, 1 December 2004, lot 89.
L'Arc en Seine, Paris, 2005 (acquired at the above sale).
Jon Stryker, New York; sale, Sotheby's, New York, The Jon Stryker Collection: Masterworks of European Modernism, 16 December 2014, lot 26.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Literature
For other examples of this model:
R. Chavance, "Le cinquième Salon des arts de la table au Musée des Arts Décoratifs," Mobilier et Décoration, July 1950, p. 24.
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 102.
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, pp. 45, 164, 168-170, 242.
C. Boutonnet and R. Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 2003, p. 40.
P-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, l'Etrange Luxe du Rien, Paris, 2006, pp. 92, 147, 185, 189-191, 206.
R. Chavance, "Le cinquième Salon des arts de la table au Musée des Arts Décoratifs," Mobilier et Décoration, July 1950, p. 24.
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 102.
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, pp. 45, 164, 168-170, 242.
C. Boutonnet and R. Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 2003, p. 40.
P-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, l'Etrange Luxe du Rien, Paris, 2006, pp. 92, 147, 185, 189-191, 206.
Special Notice
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