[The Couple]
Date 1951
Medium Pencil on wove paper
Dimensions 19,76 x 13,07 in.
Collection Private collection
In 1951, Alberto Giacometti created two lithographs based on the topic of the couple. One of them was published by the gallery owner Marcel Zerbib. The drawing presented here could possibly be a preparatory study for one of these lithographs.
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1985 Alberto Giacometti, Ascona (Switzerland), Museo Comunale d'Arte Moderna, from September 1st to October 31st 1985, no. 24
1990 Alberto Giacometti. Disegni, Lugano (Switzerland), Galleria Pieter Coray, from April 1st to June 30th 1990, no. 60
1990 Alberto Giacometti. Dibujo. Escultura. Pintura, Madrid (Spain), Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, from November 14th 1990 to January 15th 1991, no. 137
Giorgio SOAVI, Disegni di Giacometti, Milan & Rome : Editoriale Domus, 1973, cat. no. 37 (n° d'AnG)
Giorgio SOAVI, Dessins de Giacometti, Rome : Franca May Edizioni, 1980, cat. no. 37 (n° d'AnG)
Reinhold HOHL, Alberto Giacometti. Sculture, dipinti, disegni, Milan : Electa Editrice, 1985, cat. no. 24, p. 76, ill. p. 76
Alberto Giacometti. Disegni, Milan : Electa Editrice, 1990, cat. no. 60, p. 76, ill. p. 76
Kosme Maria de BARANANO, Alberto Giacometti. Dibujo. Escultura. Pintura, Barcelona : Lunwerg Editores S.A., 1990, cat. no. 137, p. 344, ill. p. 345
Modern Art. Afternoon, New York, NY : Sotheby's Inc., 2006, lot no. 482, p. 177, ill. p. 177