Lot 402
  • 402

Diego Giacometti

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description

  • Diego Giacometti
  • Table basse trapezoidale: modèle aux hiboux et aux grenouilles
  • Stamped Diego and inscribed with the artist's monogram
  • Bronze
  • 16 by 22 3/8 by 20 1/2 in.
  • 40.7 by 57.5 by 52 cm

Provenance

J. Grenet, Luxembourg (acquired circa 1980)
DeLorenzo Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 1986)
Private Collection, California (acquired from the above in October 1987)
DeLorenzo Gallery, New York (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above

Literature

Michel Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, illustration of another cast p. 125
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, illustration of another cast p. 85
Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'œuvre, Paris, 1986, illustrations of another cast pp. 105-06

Condition

Mottled green and brown patina. Surface is slightly dirty in deepest crevices. Overall very good condition.
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