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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Petit monstre II
Details
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Petit monstre II
signed and numbered 'A. Giacometti 2⁄6' (on the front of the base), inscribed '3⁄6' (on the side of the base) and inscribed with foundry mark 'Susse Fondeur. Paris.' (on the back of the base)
bronze with golden brown patina
Height: 4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.)
Conceived in 1953 and cast in 1955
Petit monstre II
signed and numbered 'A. Giacometti 2⁄6' (on the front of the base), inscribed '3⁄6' (on the side of the base) and inscribed with foundry mark 'Susse Fondeur. Paris.' (on the back of the base)
bronze with golden brown patina
Height: 4 ½ in. (11.4 cm.)
Conceived in 1953 and cast in 1955
Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (1958).
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 25 October 1972, lot 44.
Private collection (acquired at the above sale, until at least 2012).
Private collection, United States; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 15 November 2017, lot 307.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 25 October 1972, lot 44.
Private collection (acquired at the above sale, until at least 2012).
Private collection, United States; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 15 November 2017, lot 307.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
J. Dupin, Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1962 (another cast illustrated, p. 264).
B. Lamarche-Vadel, Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1984, p. 79, no. 115 (another cast illustrated).
B. Lamarche-Vadel, Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1984, p. 79, no. 115 (another cast 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 2048.
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