ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)

Lot 15
28.02.2023 14:00UTC +00:00
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ID 908022
Lot 15 | ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Estimate value
£ 1 500 000 – 2 500 000
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)

Femme debout

bronze with brown patina

Height: 16 1/4 in. (41.1 cm.)

Conceived in 1956; cast circa 1961 in an edition of six





Provenance

Private collection, Chiavenna, a gift from the artist, and thence by descent to the present owner.



Literature

F. Monteforte, 'Alberto Giacometti: un uomo di confine e il legame con la sua terra d’origine,' in M. Facchinetti, ed., Alberto Giacometti: Il genio che si manifesta attraverso l’arte, Zurich, 2011, pp. XXV-XXVI.



Exhibited

Rovereto, Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, on loan from 2007 until July 2021.



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This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.



Post Lot Text

The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 4327.
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