Fondation Giacometti -  The Hand
Fondation Giacometti -  The Hand
AGD 1467

The Hand

Date 1947

Medium Bronze and base wood

Dimensions 21,65 x 28,34 x 8,66 in.

Edition number Non numéroté

Foundry Alexis Rudier Fondeur

Cast 1948

Collection Private collection

Inscription

No inscription

Provenance

Alberto GIACOMETTI
Pierre Matisse Gallery
Private collection
Private collection
Private collection (United States Of America)
Private collection
Sale Christie's New York New York, NY, May 4th, 2010, lot n ° 30

Exhibition history

1965 Alberto Giacometti, New York, NY (United States Of America), The Museum of Modern Art, from June 7th to October 10th 1965, no. 23
1986 Qu’est-ce que la sculpture moderne ?, Paris (France), Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, from July 3rd to October 13th 1986, no. 207
1987 Els Giacometti. Giacometti Giovanni, Augusto, Alberto, Diego, Mexico (Mexico), Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, A.C., no. 28
1987 Els Giacometti. Giacometti Giovanni, Augusto, Alberto, Diego, Barcelona (Spain), Fundació Joan Miró, from September 17th to November 22nd 1987, no. 28
1994 Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966). A Loan Exhibition, New York, NY (United States Of America), Acquavella Galleries, Inc, from October 27th to December 10th 1994, no. 16
2001 Alberto Giacometti, New York, NY (United States Of America), The Museum of Modern Art, from October 11th 2001 to January 8th 2002, no. 92

Bibliography

Alberto Giacometti. A loan exhibition, Washington, D.C : The Phillips Collection, 1963, cat. no. 16, p. 110, ill. p. 46
Alberto Giacometti (carton d'invitation), New York, NY : The Museum of Modern Art, 1965, cat. no. 23, ill. p. 48
Qu’est-ce que la sculpture moderne ?, Paris : Centre Georges Pompidou, 1986, cat. no. 207, p. 182, ill. p. 182
Reinhold HOHL, Daniel MARCHESSEAU, Pierre SCHNEIDER, Beat STUTZER, Giacometti Familia, Giovanni. Augusto. Alberto. Diego, Mexico : Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, A.C., 1987, cat. no. 28, ill. p. 25
Reinhold HOHL, Daniel MARCHESSEAU, Pierre SCHNEIDER, Beat STUTZER, Els Giacometti, Barcelona : Fundació Joan Miró, 1987, cat. no. 28, ill. p. 25
Christian KLEMM (under the direction of), Alberto Giacometti, New York, NY : The Museum of Modern Art, 2001, cat. no. 92, p. 275, ill. p. 275
Impressionist/Modern. Evening Sale. Featuring property from the Collection of Mrs. Sidney F. Brody, New York, NY : Christie's New York, 2010, lot no. 30, p. 70-75
An Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture in Response to Chardin House of Cards., London : Christie's London, 2012, p. 192, ill. p. 192

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