The Cage
Date 1950 - 1951
Medium Painted bronze
Dimensions 66,92 x 13,38 x 12,59 in.
Edition number 5/6
Foundry Alexis Rudier Fondeur
Cast 1951
Collection Musée de Grenoble, Grenoble Cedex 1, France
Signature and cast number engraved à l'arrière en haut à gauche "A. Giacometti 5/6"
Alberto GIACOMETTI
Galerie Maeght
Musée de Grenoble
1969 Alberto Giacometti, Paris (France), Orangerie des Tuileries, from October 15th 1969 to January 12th 1970, no. 67
1970 Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), Rome (Italy), Villa Medici, from October 24th to December 18th 1970, no. 22
1981 Paris-Paris 1937-1957 Créations en France, Paris (France), Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, from May 28th to November 2nd 1981, no. 281
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