Alberto Giacometti

stamped AG 21 on the side of the base

bronze

H. : 154.6 cm.

H. : 60 7/ 8 in.

Executed circa 1933-1934.

Jean and Irène Barluet, Paris (acquired directly from the artist); Thence by descent

Sale : Christie’s, Paris, Design – Vente du Soir, 16 May 2017, lot 17 (consigned by the above)

Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Michel Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 125, another cast illustrated in a photograph

Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1986, p. 30, another cast illustrated

François Baudot, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 78, another cast illustrated

Exh. Cat. : Diego Giacometti, 2003, p. 34, another cast illustrated
Pierre-Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 2006, pp. 143, 198 and 250, another cast illustrated in a photograph
Exh. Cat. : Giacometti, une famille de créateurs, Fondation Maeght - Saint Paul de Vence, 2021, p. 193, another cast illustrated

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Comité Giacometti and it is recorded in the Alberto Giacometti database as AGD 4811.