THE COLLECTION OF RICHARD L. WEISMAN
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Lampe modèle "flambeau," petit modèle
Details
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Lampe modèle "flambeau," petit modèle
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.)
Designed by Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank circa 1933-1934; this bronze version cast by Diego Giacometti at a later date
Lampe modèle "flambeau," petit modèle
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.)
Designed by Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank circa 1933-1934; this bronze version cast by Diego Giacometti at a later date
Provenance
Marcia and Frederick Weisman, Los Angeles (circa 1970).
By descent from the above to the late owner.
By descent from the above to the late owner.
Literature
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, p. 239 (another cast illustrated in color).
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: L'étrange luxe de rien, Paris, 2006, pp. 28-29, 68 and 152 (terracotta version illustrated in color, p. 29; other versions illustrated pp. 28, 68 and 152).
The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 4162.
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: L'étrange luxe de rien, Paris, 2006, pp. 28-29, 68 and 152 (terracotta version illustrated in color, p. 29; other versions illustrated pp. 28, 68 and 152).
The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 4162.
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