Rembrandt to Richter
Rembrandt to Richter
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI | FIGURINE
Auction Closed
July 28, 08:20 PM GMT
Estimate
550,000 - 770,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI
1901 - 1966
FIGURINE
inscribed A. Giacometti, numbered 2/8 and inscribed with the foundry mark Susse Fondeur Paris; stamped twice with the foundry mark Susse Fondeur Paris cire perdue on the underside
bronze
height: 23.4cm., 9¼in.
Conceived circa 1956 and cast in a numbered edition of 8 plus two casts marked 0/8 and Fondation Maeght. The present example was cast by Susse Fondeur, Paris in 1980.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Comité Giacometti and it is recorded in the Alberto Giacometti Database under number AGD1658.
Annette Giacometti, Paris
Galerie Maeght, Paris (acquired from the above)
Arnold Herstand & Co., New York
Galerie Kasahara (acquired from the above in the 1980s)
Private Collection, Japan (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner