Lot Essay
This lot is sold together with a letter by Greenberg Gallery confirming the provenance.
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'Torsade' Table, designed 1965
Details
DIEGO GIACOMETTI (1902-1985)
'Torsade' Table, designed 1965
patinated bronze, glass
bronze: 31 ½ in. (80 cm.) high, 32 ¼ in. (81.9 cm.) wide, 31 ½ in. (80 cm.) deep
signed Diego six times
'Torsade' Table, designed 1965
patinated bronze, glass
bronze: 31 ½ in. (80 cm.) high, 32 ¼ in. (81.9 cm.) wide, 31 ½ in. (80 cm.) deep
signed Diego six times
Provenance
John Armbruster, Paris
Greenberg Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, acquired from the above, 1983
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1985
Greenberg Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, acquired from the above, 1983
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1985
Literature
Diego Giacometti, exhibition catalogue, The Greenberg Gallery, St. Louis, and Marisa del Re Gallery, New York, 1985, p. 38 for the present lot illustrated
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 95 for another example of this model
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1986, pp. 87-89 for other examples of this model
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 65 for a larger version of this model
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Sculpteur de Meubles, 2018, Paris, p. 149 for a larger version of this model
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 95 for another example of this model
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1986, pp. 87-89 for other examples of this model
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 65 for a larger version of this model
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Sculpteur de Meubles, 2018, Paris, p. 149 for a larger version of this model
Exhibited
Diego Giacometti, The Greenberg Gallery, Saint Louis, Missouri, May-June 1985; Marisa del Re Gallery, New York, June-July 1985
Special Notice
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Sale Room Notice
Please note this lot was acquired directly from the artist, circa 1983. The height of this lot is 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm).
This lot is sold together with a letter by Greenberg Gallery confirming the provenance.