Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) and Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)

Lampadaire tête de femme

Details

Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) and Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
Lampadaire tête de femme
bronze with brown patina
Height: 61 in. (155 cm.)
Designed by Alberto Giacometti circa 1936 for Jean-Michel Frank; this bronze version cast at a later date by Diego Giacometti

Provenance

Patrick Waldberg, Paris (acquired from Diego Giacometti, circa 1975-1978.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner.

Literature

L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1980, p. 204 (another cast illustrated).
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 141 (other casts illustrated).
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1986, vol. I, p. 30 (another cast illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 11 (another cast illustrated in color).

Lot Essay

Patrick Waldberg (1913-1985) was a French writer and art critic who was acquainted with most of the surrealist artists. He wrote numerous essays on André Breton, Jacques Hérold, Max Ernst and Alberto Giacometti. His wife Isabelle Waldberg, a sculptor, was a former member of George Batailles's secret society Acéphale and a member of the Surrealist Group. Her work was included in Peggy Guggenheim's 1944 exhibition Art of this Century.

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