Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) and Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) and Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)

Lampadaire tête de femme

Details
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) and Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
Lampadaire tête de femme
bronze with green and brown patina, wired for electricity
Height: 61¼ in. (155.5 cm.)
Designed by Alberto Giacometti circa 1936 for Jean-Michel Frank; this bronze version cast at a later date by Diego Giacometti
Provenance
Mme de Gavardié, Paris (acquired from Diego Giacometti, circa 1970).
Acquired from the Estate of the above by the present owner.
Literature
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1980, p. 204 (another cast illustrated).
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1986, vol. I, p. 30 (another cast illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 11 (another cast illustrated in color).

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