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Tête d'homme
Details
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Tête d'homme
signed and dated 'Alberto Giacometti 1963' (lower right)
ball-point pen on paper
19¾ x 12 5/8 in. (50.2 x 32.1 cm.)
Drawn in 1963
Tête d'homme
signed and dated 'Alberto Giacometti 1963' (lower right)
ball-point pen on paper
19¾ x 12 5/8 in. (50.2 x 32.1 cm.)
Drawn in 1963
Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (1970).
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 15 November 1990, lot 188.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 15 November 1990, lot 188.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Sale room notice
The Comité Giacometti confirms the authenticity of this drawing. It will be included in the catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti.
Please note this work was drawn in 1961 and likely dated by the artist at the time it was sold in 1963. Please note the additional literature information:
J. Dupin, Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1962, p. 24 (detail illustrated).
Exhibited:
New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Alberto Giacometti: Drawings, November-December 1964, no. 41 (illustrated).
Please note this work was drawn in 1961 and likely dated by the artist at the time it was sold in 1963. Please note the additional literature information:
J. Dupin, Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1962, p. 24 (detail illustrated).
Exhibited:
New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Alberto Giacometti: Drawings, November-December 1964, no. 41 (illustrated).