Lot 307
  • 307

Diego Giacometti

Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description

  • Diego Giacometti
  • GuĂ©ridon - Arbre Au Hibou
  • Stamped Diego and with the artist's monogram
  • Bronze
  • Height: 25 1/4 in.
  • 64.2 cm

Provenance

Private Collection, Paris
Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, St. Louis (before 1999)
Nancy Whyte Fine Arts, New York (acquired by 1999)
Acquired from the above

Literature

Michel Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, illustration of another example pp. 69 & 125
Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1986, illustration of another example p. 67
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, New York, 2005, illustration of another example p. 152

Condition

Dark green and brown patina. Some minor patina rubbing at points where glass table top makes contact. One of the far left branches shows signs of a repaired break. A few pindots of plaster residue throughout, otherwise fine. Work is in good condition.
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