Property from the Estate of PAUL C. KILBORN

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Property from the Estate of PAUL C. KILBORN

ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)

Tête d'homme
signed and dated on the reverse 'Alberto Giacometti Paris le 5 dec. 1955'--pencil on paper
10 3/8 x 8in. (26.5 x 20.4cm.)
Drawn on December 5, 1955

Provenance

Raymond Cogniat, Paris (acquired from the artist, 1955)
Galerie Maeght, New York (acquired by Paul C. Kilborn)

Lot Essay

Giacometti has written on the reverse of this drawing a brief letter dated Paris, December 5, 1955 to Raymond Cogniat, thanking him for an invitation to the French pavillion at the Venice Biennale.

A photo-certificate from James Lord dated Paris, April 21, 1981 accompanies this drawing.