In the Saleroom: Alberto Giacometti’s La Main

<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <p>The top lot of the Various Owners portion of Christie's May 4 Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale was a stunning 1947 sculpture of a human hand by Alberto Giacometti, <em>La Main</em>, which sold for $25,842,500. The outstretched hand expresses the human need to grasp, to reach out towards the world and to aspire within it. Giacometti's <em>La Main</em>, as fragile as it may appear, carries the emotional and symbolic weight of all these gestures. (RT: 6:59)</p> </span></p>