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Lot 26
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Alberto Giacometti

Estimate
600,000 - 900,000 EUR
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Description

  • Alberto Giacometti
  • DIEGO (TÊTE AU COL ROULÉ)
  • signé Alberto Giacometti, numéroté 6/8 et porte le cachet Susse Fondeur Paris (à l'arrière sur le rebord de la terrasse); porte le cachet Susse Fondeur Paris Cire Perdue (à l'intérieur)
  • bronze
  • 33,4 x 11,2 x 12,9 cm
  • 13 1/8 x 4 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.

Provenance

Aimé Maeght, Paris
Offert par le précédent au propriétaire actuel en 1981

Literature

Jacques Dupin, Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1962, plâtre original reproduit p. 276

Condition

Please note that measurements in inches are incomplete in the printed catalogue and should read 13 1/8 x 4 3/8 x 5 1/8 in. Attractive tobacco-coloured patina. Apart from a light build-up of dust in the recessive areas and very minor wear to the patina of protruding areas, this work is in very good condition.
"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."

Catalogue Note

signed 'Alberto Giacometti', numbered '6/8' and stamped 'Susse Fondeur Paris' (on the back of the base); stamped 'Susse Fondeur Paris Cire Perdue' (on the interior), bronze.

"Diego a posé dix mille fois pour moi, quand il pose je ne le reconnais plus. J'ai envie de le faire poser pour voir ce que je vois". Alberto Giacometti (in Reinold Hohl, Alberto Giacometti, Stuttgart, 1971) 

"Si je vous regarde en face, j'oublie le profil. Si je regarde le profil, j'oublie la face. Tout devient discontinu. Le fait est là. Je n'arrive plus jamais à saisir l'ensemble. Trop d'étages! Trop de niveaux! L'être humain se complexifie. Et dans cette mesure, je n'arrive plus à l'appréhender. Le mystère s'épaissit sans cesse depuis le premier jour..." Alberto Giacometti en 1962 ('Entretien avec André Parinaud', in Ecrits, Paris, 1990, p. 271)