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Lampadaire, modèle (étoile)
Details
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Lampadaire, modèle (étoile)
signed 'A Giacometti' (on one of the legs)
bronze with green and brown patina
Height: 58 5/8 in. (149 cm.)
Designed by Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank circa 1936; this bronze version cast in 1966 by Diego Giacometti
Lampadaire, modèle (étoile)
signed 'A Giacometti' (on one of the legs)
bronze with green and brown patina
Height: 58 5/8 in. (149 cm.)
Designed by Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank circa 1936; this bronze version cast in 1966 by Diego Giacometti
Provenance
Private collection, Paris (acquired from Diego Giacometti, 1966).
Private collection, Paris (by descent from the above); sale,
Christie's, Paris, 26 November 2003, lot 52.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Private collection, Paris (by descent from the above); sale,
Christie's, Paris, 26 November 2003, lot 52.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1980, p. 204 (another cast illustrated, pp. 164 and 204).
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 142 (another cast illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 11 (another cast illustrated in color).
F. Baudot, Diego Giacometti, New York, 2001, p. 77 (another cast illustrated in color; dated circa 1950).
The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 1859.
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 142 (another cast illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 11 (another cast illustrated in color).
F. Baudot, Diego Giacometti, New York, 2001, p. 77 (another cast illustrated in color; dated circa 1950).
The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 1859.
Sale Room Notice
Please note this work is recorded in The Alberto Giacometti Database under the number 1859.