Diego Giacometti 1902-1985
Diego Giacometti 1902-1985
Fauteuils et têtes de lionnes, seconde version, pieds antérieurs en griffes de lions (2 chairs), 1979
Bronze, green and brown patina Designed circa 1979; these bronze versions cast circa 1980
32 1/2 inches (82.5 cm)
Provenance
Sotheby’s New York, Impressionist II: 9 May 2007, Sale N08315, [Lot 413]
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired from the above by the present owner’s father circa 1977
Thence by descent
Literature
Michel Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, illustration of another example p. 135
Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l’oeuvre, Paris, 1986, illustration of another example p. 70
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, illustration of another example p. 82-83
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