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Fondation Giacometti - Thin Bust on a Base [Amenhotep]
Fondation Giacometti - Thin Bust on a Base [Amenhotep]
AGD 1009

Thin Bust on a Base [Amenhotep]

Date 1954

Medium Bronze

Dimensions 14,88 x 12,75 x 5,70 in.

Edition number 2/6

Foundry Susse Fondeur

Cast 1955

Collection Private collection

Inscription

Signature on the front of the base "Alberto Giacometti"
Cast number on the side of the base to its proper left "2/6"

Provenance

Alberto GIACOMETTI
Galerie Maeght
Sidney Janis Gallery

Sale Christie's New York New York, NY, May 15th, 1990, lot n ° 72
Private collection
Private collection (Switzerland)
Sale Sotheby's London London (United Kingdom), June 24th, 2009, lot n ° 5

Exhibition history

1986 Alberto Giacometti, Martigny (Switzerland), Fondation Pierre Gianadda, from May 16th to November 2nd 1986, no. 131
1990 Alberto Giacometti. Dibujo. Escultura. Pintura, Madrid (Spain), Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, from November 14th 1990 to January 15th 1991, no. 226
1991 Alberto Giacometti. Sculptures. Peintures. Dessins, Paris (France), Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, from November 30th 1991 to March 15th 1992, no. 206

Bibliography

Alberto Giacometti. Sculptures, Martigny : Fondation Pierre Gianadda, 1986, cat. no. 131
Kosme Maria de BARANANO, Alberto Giacometti. Dibujo. Escultura. Pintura, Barcelona : Lunwerg Editores S.A., 1990, cat. no. 226, p. 502, ill. p. 503
Suzanne PAGE (under the direction of), Alberto Giacometti. Sculptures. Peintures. Dessins, Paris : Paris-Musées, 1991, cat. no. 206, p. 306
Impressionist & Modern Art. Evening sale, London : Sotheby's London, 2009, lot no. 5, p. 18-21, ill. p. 19 & 20

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