Lot 59
  • 59

Diego Giacometti

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
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Description

  • Chat Maître d'Hôtel, le modèle créé vers 1961
  • Porte le monogramme de l'artiste sur la terrasse
  • bronze
  • 28,5 x 22 x 10,5 cm (11 1/4 x 8 5/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
bronze patiné

Provenance

Acquis directement auprès de l'artiste par la propriétaire actuelle

Literature

Michel Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, pp. 121 et 133
Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1986, p. 18
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 120
Jacqueline von Sprecher, Diego Giacometti, tritt aus dem Schatten, Zürich, 2007, p. 112

Condition

FR : Très bon état général. Petites traces d'oxydation sous le plateau, sur la queue et au revers, cohérentes avec l'âge et l'utilisation de la pièce. EN : Very good overall condition. With some really minor oxidizing stains under the tray and on the tail and back, all consistent with age and use.
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