Lot 219
  • 219

Diego Giacometti

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 EUR
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Description

  • Diego Giacometti
  • Hibou sur branche, vers 1980
  • Branded DIEGO on the branch
  • patinated bronze
  • 11 x 11 x 6 cm ; 4  3/8  x 4  3/8  x 2  3/8  in.
patinated bronze

Provenance

Private collection, Belgium

Literature

Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 125 for a related example in plaster
Diego Gacometti, Möbel und Objekte aus Bronze, exhibition catalogue, Museum Bellerive, Zürich, June 16 - September 4, 1988, p. 39, n. 18 for a related example
François Baudot, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1998, p. 60
Diego Giacometti, exhibition catalogue, Galerie L'Arc en Seine, Paris, 2003, p. 119

Condition

FR : Très bon état général. Quelques infimes traces d'oxydation, légère usure de la patine et fines rayures sur l'ensemble de la surface. EN : Very good overall condition. Some tiny traces of oxidation, minor wear to the patina and fine scratches on the surface, consistent with use and age
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