Lot Essay
Work authenticated in accordance with the process established by the Diego Giacometti Estate.
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AN EYE FOR THE SUBLIME: THE RENKER COLLECTION
DIEGO GIACOMETTI (1902-1985)
Tête de Lionne Armchair (Second version)
Details
DIEGO GIACOMETTI (1902-1985)
Tête de Lionne Armchair (Second version)
patinated bronze, patinated metal and painted steel; fabric cushion
31 ½ x 21 ½ x 21 ¼ in. (80 x 54.5 x 54 cm.)
Designed circa 1970
Tête de Lionne Armchair (Second version)
patinated bronze, patinated metal and painted steel; fabric cushion
31 ½ x 21 ½ x 21 ¼ in. (80 x 54.5 x 54 cm.)
Designed circa 1970
Provenance
Galerie Ricke, Cologne.
Acquired from the above in October 1974, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Acquired from the above in October 1974, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, pp. 116, 131, 139 (another example illustrated).
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, catalogue de l'œuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1986, p. 70 (another example illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, pp. 82, 83 (another example illustrated).
C. Boutonnet & R. Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, exh. cat., Galerie L’Arc en Seine, Paris, December 2003, pp. 10, 54 (another example illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Sculpteur de meubles, Paris, 2018, pp. 30, 178 (another example illustrated).
Giacometti, une famille de créateurs, exh. cat., Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght, Saint-Paul de Vence, 2021, p. 258 (another example illustrated).
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, catalogue de l'œuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1986, p. 70 (another example illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, pp. 82, 83 (another example illustrated).
C. Boutonnet & R. Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, exh. cat., Galerie L’Arc en Seine, Paris, December 2003, pp. 10, 54 (another example illustrated).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Sculpteur de meubles, Paris, 2018, pp. 30, 178 (another example illustrated).
Giacometti, une famille de créateurs, exh. cat., Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght, Saint-Paul de Vence, 2021, p. 258 (another example illustrated).
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