Lot 143
  • 143

Alberto Giacometti

Estimate
35,000 - 55,000 GBP
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Description

  • Alberto Giacometti
  • L'Homme qui marche
  • pencil on paper
  • 48.2 by 32.8cm., 19 by 12 3/4 in.

Provenance

Private Collection (acquired circa 2006; sale: Christie's, New York, 4th November 2010, lot 163)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Lugano, Galleria Pieter Coray, Alberto Giacometti disegni, 1990, no. 41, illustrated in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Alberto Giacometti, dibujo, escultura, pintura, 1991, no. 127, illustrated in the catalogue 

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount in two places along the upper edge and floating in the mount. The right edge has been torn, possibly from a sketchbook. The sheet is slightly time-stained, with a few minor spots of discolouration towards the lower edge. Overall this work is in good condition.
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