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Alberto Giacometti
Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 GBP
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Description
- Alberto Giacometti
- Portrait d'homme (Oscar Meyer)
- signed Alberto Giacometti, dated 3 mai 1959 and dedicated Pour Oscar Meyer à la prochaine séance, moi étant moins endormi ou plutôt moins aveugle (lower right)
- pencil on paper
- 43.8 by 32.4cm., 17 1/4 by 12 3/4 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, California (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1989
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1989
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount at the upper two corners and floating in the overmount. The left edge is slightly uneven and there is an extremely minor undulation to the sheet. There is a tiny diagonal crease to the lower left corner. Otherwise this work is in overall very good condition.
Colours: overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though the paper tone is slightly less red in the original.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This work is one of four portraits of the artist's friend Oscar Meyer, all were executed in pencil in 1959.