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Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)

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€ 390 600
Auction dateClassic
13.04.2022 16:00UTC +02:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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France, Paris
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ID 740358
Lot 39 | Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)Lampadaire 'Étoile'portant la marque du Comité Alberto Giacometti 'AG 047' (sur le piètement)bronze patinéSans abat-jour : 148 x 41 x 38 cm.Avec abat-jour : 178 x 55 cm.Le modèle créé vers 1933-34with the Comité Alberto Giacometti mark 'AG 047' (to the foot)patinated bronzeWithout shade : 58 1⁄4 x 16 1⁄8 x 15 in.With shade : 70 1⁄8 x 21 5⁄8 in.The model designed circa 1933-34 Provenance Pierre Matisse, New York.Puis par descendance. Literature M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 142 (pour le même modèle).F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, catalogue de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1986, vol. 1, n. p. (pour le même modèle).D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 11 (pour le même modèle).L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, p. 250 (pour le même modèle). C. Boutonnet et R. Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 2003, p. 38 (pour le même modèle). Jean Michel Frank, Un décorateur dans le Paris des années 30, cat. exp., Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, 2009-2010, p. 19 (pour le même modèle).P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, l'étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, p. 192, 347 (pour le même modèle).Giacometti, une famille de créateurs, cat. exp., Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght, Saint-Paul de Vence, 2021, p. 193, (pour le même modèle).Base de données de la Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti, no. AGD 4403. Special notice This item will be transferred to an offsite warehouse after the sale. Please refer to department for information about storage charges and collectiondetails.
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