DIEGO GIACOMETTI | Autruche

Timothy Baum, New York (purchased from the artist)
Galerie Jacques Benador, Geneva
Timothy Baum, New York
Acquired from the above by Dr Arthur Brandt

Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'œuvre, Paris, 1985, another example n. p.
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986,  another example p. 89
Diego Giacometti, Möbel und Objekte aus Bronze (exhibition catalogue), Zurich, 1988, another example p. 89
Jacqueline von Sprecher, Diego Giacometti, tritt aus dem Schatten, Zurich, 2007, another example p. 120

Bronze and ostrich egg. Egg: There is a small hole (diameter approx. 0,5 cm) with associated minor scuffs on the edges. The egg is faintly inscribed in pencil and there are a few dots of ingrained dirt. Sculpture: Attractive green patina. There are a few plaster residues in places, notably on the base and to the ostrich's head. There are a few surface scratches, predominately to the base, consistent with age and handling, a few scattered dots of verdegris, notably to the upper part of the ostrich's left-hand leg and some minor wear to the patina. There is some superficial dust in the crevices. This work is in overall good condition.
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