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Le Chat by Alberto Giacometti

Alberto Giacometti

Le Chat, 1951

Bronze with green and brown patina
Sculpture
Edition of 8
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Momentum 12M
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Last recorded sale at Christie's, New York (04 May 2010)
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Past Sales
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ImageLast Sale DateTitleEdition No.Last SaleLast Sale Auction HouseLast Sale Location
May 4, 2010Le Chat3
Christie'sNew York
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Artwork Description
Category

sculpture

Dimensions

80 cm (31.5 in)

Materials

bronze with green and brown patina

Signature

signed, numbered and inscribed with foundry mark, 'Alberto Giacometti 3/8 Susse Fondeur Paris' (on the top of the base)

Provenance

Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York. Acquired from the above by Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Brody, 19 May 1955.

Literature

F. Ponge, "Réflexions sur les statuettes, figures et peintures d'Alberto Giacometti," in Cahiers d'Art, no. 444, Paris, 1951, p. 71 (plaster version illustrated). E. Scheidegger, Alberto Giacometti: Schriften, Fotos, Zeichnungen, Zurich, 1958, p. 117 (plaster version illustrated). P. Bucarelli, Giacometti, Rome, 1962, no. 45 (another cast illustrated). J. Lord, Giacometti: A Portrait, New York, 1965, p. 21. F. Meyer, Alberto Giacometti: Eine Kunst existentieller Wirklichkeit, Stuttgart, 1968, p. 162. R. Hohl, Alberto Giacometti, Stuttgart, 1971, p. 121 (plaster version illustrated). B. Lamarche-Vadel, Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1984, p. 142, no. 202 (another cast illustrated). Y. Bonnefoy, Alberto Giacometti, a Biography of his Work, Paris, 1991, pp. 368-369, no. 342 (another cast illustrated). S. Pagé, Alberto Giacometti: Sculptures, peintures, dessins, exh. cat., Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, 1991, pp. 232 and 460, no. 132 (another cast illustrated). E. Scheidegger, Alberto Giacometti: Sculpture in Plaster, 2006, pp. 65-67, 110 and 111 (plaster version illustrated). The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 1469.