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Lot 125
  • 125

DIEGO GIACOMETTI | Chouette, circa 1980

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 EUR
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Description

  • Attributed to Diego Giacometti
  • Chouette, circa 1980
  • 8,6 x 5,5 x 2,3 cm ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 in.
patinated bronze sculpture

Provenance

Private collection, France

Literature

Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 184 for a plaster example
Diego Giacometti, Möbel und Objekte aus Bronze, exhibition catalogue, Museum Bellerive, Zurich, June 16 – September 4, 1988, p. 97, n. 85

Condition

Very good overall condition. The patina presents with some light handling wear throughout and with some wear on the protruding elements.
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