DIEGO GIACOMETTI | Chat Maître d'Hôtel

patinated bronze

Private collection, Paris, acquired directly from the artist

For the two known versions :
Michel Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 121 and 149
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, pp. 120-121
Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'œuvre, Volume I, Paris, 1986, pp. 24-25
Diego Gacometti, Möbel und Objekte aus Bronze, exhibition catalogue, Museum Bellerive, Zurich, June 16 - September 4, 1988, p. 93, n. 79
François Baudot, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1998, pp. 68-69 and 79
Jacqueline von Specher, Diego Giacometti tritt aus dem Schatten, Zurich, 2007, pp. 112-113
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti sculpteur de meubles, Paris, 2018, pp. 140-41

 

Very good overall condition. The patina presents with some instances of light wear, mostly concentrated to the edges and on the bowl. There are a few extremely rare and tiny scratches and tiny scuffs, not visually distracting. There are a few tiny spots of oxidation (around the feet, the tail, the hands and on the underside of the bowl), and a few extremely light instances of vert-de-gris on the base. The back of the cast presents with two tiny and light paint stains.
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This model is a variant of the two known versions of the Chat Maître d'Hôtel and has been realised by Diego Giacometti at the request of the present owner.