Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
THE COLLECTION OF RICHARD L. WEISMAN
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)

Lampe modèle "étoile"

Details
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Lampe modèle "étoile"
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 16 1/8 in. (41 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.
Literature
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti: Catalogue de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1986, vol. I, p. 32 (another cast illustrated).
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, p. 244 (another cast illustrated).
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: L'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, p. 347 (another cast illustrated).
The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 4161.

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