Alberto Giacometti

Acquired directly from the artist by the late owner

Rome, Accademia di Francia Villa Medici, Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), 1970, no. 14, recto illustrated in the catalogue
Milan, Fondazione Mazzotta, Giacometti, la valle e il mondo, 2000, recto illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Paris, Centre Pompidou, Alberto Giacometti le dessin et l'œuvre, 2001, no. 112, recto illustrated in the catalogue
Sondrio, Museo Valtellinese di Storia e Arte, Palazzo Sassi de' Lavizzari, Alberto Giacometti. Percorsi Lombardi, 2005, no. 28, recto illustrated in colour in the catalogue

Giorgio Soavi, Protagonisti. Giacometti. Sutherland. De Chirico, Milan, 1969, recto illustrated in colour p. 68
Giorgio Soavi, Disegni di Giacometti, Milan & Rome, 1973, recto illustated in colour p. 145
Giorgio Soavi, Dessins de Giacometti, Rome, 1980, recto illustrated in colour

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount at the centre of all four edges, floating in the mount. The upper edge is uneven. There is a tiny nick towards the upper left corner and a very small crease to the lower left corner. There is some paper skinning at the reverse of all four corners, probably due to previous mounting. There are light horizontal creases towards the centre of the left edge. This work is in good condition. Colours: Paper tone is slightly warmer in the original. Colours are stronger in the original.
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