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Leonard & Louise Riggio: Collected Works
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Femme de Venise I
Details
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Femme de Venise I
signed and numbered 'Alberto Giacometti 6⁄6' (on the left side of the base); inscribed with foundry mark 'Susse Fondeur. Paris' (on the back of the base)
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 41 3⁄8 in. (105.1 cm.)
Conceived in 1956; this bronze version cast in 1958
Femme de Venise I
signed and numbered 'Alberto Giacometti 6⁄6' (on the left side of the base); inscribed with foundry mark 'Susse Fondeur. Paris' (on the back of the base)
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 41 3⁄8 in. (105.1 cm.)
Conceived in 1956; this bronze version cast in 1958
Provenance
Galerie Maeght, Paris.
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris.
Anon. sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 26 February 1970, lot 62.
Private collection, United States.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired from the above, 1997).
Michael N. Altman & Co., New York (acquired from the above).
Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd, London.
Jeffrey H. Loria & Co., Inc., New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 13 May 1998.
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris.
Anon. sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 26 February 1970, lot 62.
Private collection, United States.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired from the above, 1997).
Michael N. Altman & Co., New York (acquired from the above).
Thomas Gibson Fine Art Ltd, London.
Jeffrey H. Loria & Co., Inc., New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 13 May 1998.
Literature
P. Selz, ed., Alberto Giacometti, New York, 1965, pp. 67 and 116, no. 49 (another cast illustrated, p. 69).
R. Hohl, Alberto Giacometti, Stuttgart, 1971, p. 308 (another cast illustrated, p. 119).
J. Lord, Giacometti: A Biography, New York, 1986, pp. 355-358 and 382 (another cast illustrated, pl. 25).
H. and M. Matter, Alberto Giacometti, New York, 1987, p. 219 (another cast illustrated, pp. 118 and 121).
Y. Bonnefoy, Alberto Giacometti: A Biography of His Work, Paris, 1991, p. 401, no. 376 (another cast illustrated).
R. Hohl, Alberto Giacometti, Stuttgart, 1971, p. 308 (another cast illustrated, p. 119).
J. Lord, Giacometti: A Biography, New York, 1986, pp. 355-358 and 382 (another cast illustrated, pl. 25).
H. and M. Matter, Alberto Giacometti, New York, 1987, p. 219 (another cast illustrated, pp. 118 and 121).
Y. Bonnefoy, Alberto Giacometti: A Biography of His Work, Paris, 1991, p. 401, no. 376 (another cast illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, PaceWildenstein and Dallas, Nasher Sculpture Center, The Women of Giacometti, October 2005-December 2006, p. 92 (illustrated, p. 76).
New York, The Pace Gallery, 50 Years at Pace, September-October 2010, p. 28, no. 8 (illustrated in color).
London, Gagosian Gallery, Alberto Giacometti, Yves Klein: In Search of the Absolute, April-June 2016, pp. 38 and 136 (illustrated in color, pp. 38-39 and 136).
New York, The Pace Gallery, 50 Years at Pace, September-October 2010, p. 28, no. 8 (illustrated in color).
London, Gagosian Gallery, Alberto Giacometti, Yves Klein: In Search of the Absolute, April-June 2016, pp. 38 and 136 (illustrated in color, pp. 38-39 and 136).
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 4640.
Brought to you by
Vanessa Fusco
International Director, Head of Department, Impressionist & Modern Art