Alberto Giacometti

Charles Cowles Gallery, Inc., New York
Thence by descent

Leopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1980, illustrations of another cast pp. 164 & 204
Michel Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, illustration of another cast p. 142 
Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, vol. I, Paris, 1986, illustration of another cast pl. 31
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, illustration of another cast p. 11 
Leopold Diego Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, illustrations of another cast pp. 170 & 250 
François Baudot, Diego Giacometti, New York, 2001, illustration of another cast p. 77
Christian Boutonnet & Rafael Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 2003, illustration of another cast p. 38

The lamp has a rich green and brown model patina. There are a few red marks on the patina above the center of the shaft and a few spots of corrosion on the bottom elements. There are a few minor nicks to the patina in the star and one small loss to the surface near the center of the shaft. Otherwise fine, the work is in good condition.
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