Lot Essay
Diego Giacometti designed the bases for these sculptures.
Two bronzes in one lot (2).
Two bronzes in one lot (2).
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Couple de crapauds
Details
Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
Giacometti, D.
Couple de crapauds
each stamped with monogram 'DG' (on the base)
bronze with green patina and stone bases
Height of each: 1.1/8 in. (3 cm.)
Height including base: 4.5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) and 4.7/8 in. (12.3 cm.)
Giacometti, D.
Couple de crapauds
each stamped with monogram 'DG' (on the base)
bronze with green patina and stone bases
Height of each: 1.1/8 in. (3 cm.)
Height including base: 4.5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) and 4.7/8 in. (12.3 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the present owner, 1979.
Literature
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, pp. 85, 98, 131, 138, 141, 146-147, 159 (other casts illustrated decorating furniture).
Sale room notice
The correct cataloguing for this work is listed under lot 688.