Desagreable Object to be Thrown Away
Date 1931
Medium Bronze
Dimensions 8,77 x 9,25 x 11,02 in.
Edition number 5/6
Foundry Pastori Fondeur
Cast 1979
Collection Private collection
Signature and cast number engraved on the back "A. GIacometti 5/6"
Private collection
Private collection
Private collection
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2009 Alberto Giacometti. Rétrospective, Geneva (Switzerland), Musée Rath, from November 5th 2009 to February 21st 2010
2011 Surreal Objects. Three-Dimensional Works from Dali to Man Ray, Francfort (Germany), Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, from February 11th to May 29th 2011
2011 Dali, Magritte, Miro. Surrealism in Paris, Riehen, Bâle (Switzerland), Fondation Beyeler, from October 2nd 2011 to January 29th 2012
2016 Alberto Giacometti : In His Own Words. Sculptures 1925-34. (works from the years 1925-1936), London (United Kingdom), Luxembourg & Dayan, from February 1st to April 16th 2016
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Objet désagréable à jeter, 1931, pl. 2
Ingrid PFEIFFER, Max HOLLEIN, Surreale Dinge, Ostfildern : HATJE CANTZ VERLAG, 2011 / Frankfort : Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, 2011, p. 99 & 238
Objet désagréable à jeter, 1931, pl. 2
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