Lot 69
  • 69

Alberto Giacometti

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 EUR
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Description

  • Alberto Giacometti
  • Lampadaire modèle Grande Feuille, le modèle créé en 1933-1934
  • bronze
  • Hauteur : 151 cm (59 1/2 in.) Diamètre de la base : 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
bronze à patine or

Provenance

Dr André Jaubert
Par descendance dans la famille depuis l'origine

Literature

Michel Butor, Diego Giacometti, éd. Maeght, Paris, 1985, pp. 107, 139
Léopold Diego Sanchez, Jean Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, éd. du Regard, Paris, 1997, pp. 164, 166, 168-169
Diego Giacometti, catalogue d'exposition, Galerie l'Arc en Seine, Paris, éd. de l'Amateur, Paris, 2003, p. 134
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank l'étrange luxe du rien, éd. Norma, Paris, 2006, pp. 147, 190, 360
L'Atelier d'Alberto Giacometti, Collection de la Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti, catalogue d'exposition, Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, Paris, 17 octobre 2007-11 février 2008, éd. Fondation Giacometti/Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2007, p. 99

Condition

Good overall condition. A light gilt-tinted varnish was applied over the entire surface to enhance the original patina. A few stains scattered over the surface consistent with the patina. The electric system restored recently.
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Catalogue Note

Ce lampadaire fut installé par Paul Dupré-Lafon dans la résidence secondaire du Dr.André Jaubert à Sainte-Maxime en 1937, lors de son aménagement