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THE COLLECTION OF RICHARD L. WEISMAN
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Lampe modèle "tête"
Details
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Lampe modèle "tête"
signed 'Alberto Giacometti' (on the right side of the base)
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 19 7/8 in. (50.5 cm.)
Designed by Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank circa 1933-1934; this bronze version cast by Diego Giacometti by 1971
Lampe modèle "tête"
signed 'Alberto Giacometti' (on the right side of the base)
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 19 7/8 in. (50.5 cm.)
Designed by Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank circa 1933-1934; this bronze version cast by Diego Giacometti by 1971
Provenance
Diego Giacometti, Paris.
Anon. sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 11 March 1971, lot 71.
Marcia and Frederick Weisman, Los Angeles (acquired at the above sale).
By descent from the above to the late owner.
Anon. sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 11 March 1971, lot 71.
Marcia and Frederick Weisman, Los Angeles (acquired at the above sale).
By descent from the above to the late owner.
Literature
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 59 (other casts illustrated in situ).
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti: Catalogue de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1986, vol. I, p. 115 (another cast illustrated, pp. 26-27).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, pp. 35 and 211 (another cast illustrated, p. 35).
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, pp. 239 and 244 (plaster versions illustrated in color, p. 238; plaster version illustrated again, p. 244; dated 1936).
The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 4163.
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti: Catalogue de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1986, vol. I, p. 115 (another cast illustrated, pp. 26-27).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, pp. 35 and 211 (another cast illustrated, p. 35).
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, pp. 239 and 244 (plaster versions illustrated in color, p. 238; plaster version illustrated again, p. 244; dated 1936).
The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 4163.
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