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Collector/Connoisseur: The Max N. Berry Collections
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Buste d'homme (Diego)
Details
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Buste d'homme (Diego)
signed and numbered '2⁄6 Alberto Giacometti' and inscribed with foundry mark 'Susse FR PARIS' (on the back)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 15 ¾ in. (40 cm.)
Conceived in 1959; this bronze version cast in 1960-1961
Buste d'homme (Diego)
signed and numbered '2⁄6 Alberto Giacometti' and inscribed with foundry mark 'Susse FR PARIS' (on the back)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 15 ¾ in. (40 cm.)
Conceived in 1959; this bronze version cast in 1960-1961
Provenance
Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris.
Galleria Odyssia, New York (acquired from the above).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 6 May 1967.
Galleria Odyssia, New York (acquired from the above).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 6 May 1967.
Exhibited
Turin, Galleria Galatea, Alberto Giacometti, September-October 1961.
New York, Galleria Odyssia, Sculpture by: Arp, Andrea Cascella, César, Consagra, Giacometti, Hiltmann, Hoflehner, Ipousteguy, Manzù, Perez, Medardo Rosso, Somaini, Tinguely, Viani, October 1966 (illustrated).
New York, Galleria Odyssia, Sculpture by: Arp, Andrea Cascella, César, Consagra, Giacometti, Hiltmann, Hoflehner, Ipousteguy, Manzù, Perez, Medardo Rosso, Somaini, Tinguely, Viani, October 1966 (illustrated).
Further Details
The Comité Giacometti has confirmed the authenticity of this work which is registered in the Fondation Giacometti’s online database, the Alberto Giacometti Database, under the AGD number 4750.
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