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Petit buste (Diego) by Alberto Giacometti

Alberto Giacometti

Petit buste (Diego), 1955

Bronze with green and brown patina
Sculpture
Edition of 6
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Momentum 12M
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Last recorded sale at Christie's, London (28 Feb 2019)
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Past Sales
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ImageLast Sale DateTitleEdition No.Last SaleLast Sale Auction HouseLast Sale Location
Feb 28, 2019Petit buste (Diego)4
Christie'sLondon
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Artwork Description
Category

sculpture

Dimensions

20.6 cm (8.13 in)

Materials

bronze with green and brown patina

Signature

signed and numbered 'Alberto Giacometti 4/6' (on the reverse), cast in bronze between 1955 and 1964 in a numbered edition of seven

Provenance

Galerie Maeght, Paris, by whom acquired directly from the artist.

Brook Street Gallery, London, by whom acquired from the above.

Barnett & Silvia Shine, London, by whom acquired before 1977, and thence by descent to Sybil Shine, in 1978.

Exhibited

Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery, on long term loan since 1983. 

Literature

C. Grenier, Alberto Giacometti Retrospective in China, exh. cat., Yuz Museum, Shanghai, 2016, p. 287 (the plaster illustrated).

C. Grenier & C. Alandete, Alberto Giacometti, The Late Work (1960-1966), exh. cat., Galerie Lympia, Nice, 2017, p. 116 (the plaster illustrated; dated 'circa 1965').

Alberto Giacometti, exh. cat., Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul, 2017 (the plaster illustrated).

The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 4028.

Description

cast in bronze between 1955 and 1964 in a numbered edition of seven; this example cast by Rota-Gay circa 1961