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Alberto Giacometti
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Alberto Giacometti
- BOUQUET DE FLEURS - RECTOCOMPOTIER AUX POMMES - VERSO
- signed Alberto Giacometti and dated 1953 (lower right) - recto
indistinctively inscribed (upper right) - verso pencil on paper - recto & verso
- 48.8 by 32cm., 19 1/4 by 12 5/8 in.
Provenance
Toninelli Arte, Milan
Giorgio Soavi, Milan
Pieter Coray, Lugano
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above)
Exhibited
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Alberto Giacometti, 1990, no. 94, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Bremen & Berlin, Kunsthandel Wolfgang Werner, Stilleben von Bernard bis Morandi, 2000, no. 12, illustrated in the catalogue
Bremen & Berlin, Kunsthandel Wolfgang Werner, Stilleben von Bernard bis Morandi, 2000, no. 12, illustrated in the catalogue
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount at all four corners, floating in the mount. Apart from a 0.5cm. tear to the centre of the bottom edge and some light surface dirt to the centre of the left edge, this work is in very good condition.
Colours: The paper tone is more yellow in the original.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."