ID 1422978
Lot 62 | ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Estimate value
$ 3 000 000 – 5 000 000
Femme assise
signed, numbered and inscribed with foundry mark 'Alberto Giacometti 8/8 Susse Fondeur Paris' (on the top of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 20 in. (50.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1956; this bronze version cast in 1958
Provenance
Marguerite and Aimé Maeght, France.
Private collection, Geneva (acquired from the above, 1962).
Private collection, Zurich.
Galerie Cazeau-Béraudière, Paris (acquired from the above).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, June 2008.
Literature
Y. Bonnefoy, Alberto Giacometti: A Biography of His Work, Paris, 1991, p. 418, no. 399 (another cast illustrated in color, p. 419; titled Annette Seated).
Exhibited
Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art; Sendai, Miyagi Museum of Art; Gifu, The Museum of Fine Arts; Kurashiki, Ohara Art Museum and Yokohama City Gallery, Alberto Giacometti, September 1983-March 1984, no. 164 (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions).
Further Details
The Comité Giacometti has confirmed the authenticity of this work which is registered in the Fondation Giacometti’s online database, the Alberto Giacometti Database, under the AGD number 4682.
| Artist: | Alberto Giacometti (1901 - 1966) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Artist: | Alberto Giacometti (1901 - 1966) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
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