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

Lampe trépied à l'étoile

Details
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) and Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
Lampe trépied à l'étoile
bronze with green and brown patina, wired for electricity
Height: 16 in. (40.7 cm.)
Designed by Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank circa 1936; this bronze version cast by Diego Giacometti at a later date
Provenance
Mme J. Roy, Paris (acquired from Diego Giacometti, circa 1960).
Galerie l'Arc en Seine, Paris (acquired from the above, 1996).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1997.
Literature
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1980, p. 200 (another cast illustrated.
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, vol. 1, p. 115 (another cast illustrated, pl. 32).
A. Chanaux, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, p. 244 (another cast illustrated).
F. Baudot, Jean-Michael Frank, New York, 1999, p. 76 (another cast illustrated, and in color).
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