Lot Essay
Diego Giacometti used the subject of the lion-tamer as andirons, table legs, and as in this example as a lamp.
Property of a
EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
La Dompteuse, pied de lampe
Details
Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
La Dompteuse, pied de lampe
stamped with signature on the side 'Diego'
bronze with green and black patina; wired for electricity
Height (without shade): 19½in. (49.5cm.)
Designed circa 1960
La Dompteuse, pied de lampe
stamped with signature on the side 'Diego'
bronze with green and black patina; wired for electricity
Height (without shade): 19½in. (49.5cm.)
Designed circa 1960
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the present owner, 1979
Literature
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1968, vol. I, pp. 40 and 41 (another cast illustrated)
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 53 (another cast illustrated)
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986 (plaster version illustrated, p. 59; another cast illustrated, p. 61)
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 53 (another cast illustrated)
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986 (plaster version illustrated, p. 59; another cast illustrated, p. 61)