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

Lampe trépied à l'étoile

Details
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) and Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
Lampe trépied à l'étoile
bronze with brown and gold patina, wired for electricity
Height: 16 1/8 in. (41 cm.)
Designed by Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank circa 1935; this bronze version cast by Diego Giacometti at a later date
Provenance
Heinz Berggruen, Paris (acquired from Diego Giacometti).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1991.
Literature
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1980, p. 200 (another cast illustrated).
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, vol. I, p. 115 (another cast illustrated).
A. Chanaux, Jean-Michel Frank, Paris, 1997, p. 244 (another cast illustrated).
F. Baudot, Jean-Michel Frank, New York, 1999, p. 76 (another cast illustrated, and in color).

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