.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
PROPERTY FROM A MEMBER OF THE MATISSE FAMILY
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Tête de Georges Bataille, projet pour "Histoire de Rats (Journal de Dianus)" de Georges Bataille
Details
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Tête de Georges Bataille, projet pour "Histoire de Rats (Journal de Dianus)" de Georges Bataille
pencil on paper
8 5⁄8 x 6 5⁄8 in. (21.9 x 16.7 cm.)
Drawn in 1947
Tête de Georges Bataille, projet pour "Histoire de Rats (Journal de Dianus)" de Georges Bataille
pencil on paper
8 5⁄8 x 6 5⁄8 in. (21.9 x 16.7 cm.)
Drawn in 1947
Provenance
Pierre Matisse, New York (by 1948).
By descent from the above to the present owner.
By descent from the above to the present owner.
Literature
"History and the News Item" in Instead, New York, no. 1, January 1948 (illustrated).
J. Leymarie, ed., Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1969, no. 231.
G.-G. Lemaire, "Florence: Giunti Gruppo Editore" in Art Dossier, 2000, no. 154, p. 25 (illustrated).
J. Leymarie, ed., Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1969, no. 231.
G.-G. Lemaire, "Florence: Giunti Gruppo Editore" in Art Dossier, 2000, no. 154, p. 25 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Alberto Giacometti: Exhibition of Sculptures, Paintings, Drawings, New York, January-February 1948, p. 47, no. 33 (illustrated).
Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, Alberto Giacometti, October 1969-January 1970, p. 160, no. 231 (illustrated, p. 128).
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Alberto Giacometti: A Retrospective Exhibition, April-June 1974, p. 166, no. 171 (illustrated).
Berlin, Nationalgalerie and Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Alberto Giacometti, October 1987-March 1988, p. 220, no. 104 (illustrated).
Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, Alberto Giacometti, October 1969-January 1970, p. 160, no. 231 (illustrated, p. 128).
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Alberto Giacometti: A Retrospective Exhibition, April-June 1974, p. 166, no. 171 (illustrated).
Berlin, Nationalgalerie and Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Alberto Giacometti, October 1987-March 1988, p. 220, no. 104 (illustrated).
Further details
The Comité Giacometti has confirmed the authenticity of this work which is registered in the Fondation Giacometti’s online database, the Alberto Giacometti Database, under the AGD number 4650.
Brought to you by
Margaux Morel
Associate Vice President, Specialist and Head of the Day and Works on Paper sales