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

Lampadaire modèle "figure"

Details
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Lampadaire modèle "figure"
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 60 5/8 in. (154 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
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985 (another cast illustrated).
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti: Catalogue de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1986, vol. I, p. 115 (other casts illustrated in color, p. 30).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 11 (another cast illustrated in color).
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, p. 204 (another cast illustrated).
F. Baudot, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 2001, p. 77 (another cast illustrated in color).
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: L'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, p. 143 (other casts illustrated, pp. 143, 198 and 250).
The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 4150.

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