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Alberto Giacometti
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 EUR
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Description
- Alberto Giacometti
- Annette à Stampa, 1954
- pencil on paper
- Signed Alberto Giacometti and dated 54 lower right
- 61 x 42,6 cm; 24 x 16 3/4 in.
Provenance
Galerie Maeght, Paris
Fiona Lalonde, Paris
Collection Jacques Grange, Paris (acquired from the above)
Fiona Lalonde, Paris
Collection Jacques Grange, Paris (acquired from the above)
Condition
It has not been possible to see this work fully unframed. Executed on cream wove paper not laid down, taped to the overmount along all edges. There is a minor diagonal flattened crease (approx. 10 cm long) towards the centre of the left edge. There are a few scattered faint dots of foxing. There are a few handling marks towards the centre of the lower edge. This work is in very good condition.
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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
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Comité Giacometti and it is recorded in the Alberto Giacometti Database (AGD) under the number 3761.
Born in 1923, Annette Arm met Alberto Giacometti in Switzerland. They married on July 19 1949 in Paris. Along with Diego she became one of Giacometti's principle models for both his paintings and sculptures. He said; "Whether it be in sculpture or painting, it is in fact only drawing that counts."
Alberto Giacometti does not attempt any resemblance in this portrait. He confided in Pierre Dumayet: "Resemblance? I no longer recognize people by dint of seeing them." When my wife poses for me, after three days, she no longer resembles herself. I absolutely do not recognize her."
It is always about this quest: to capture a person's presence, of the stranger, of the anonymous.
This drawing was made in Stampa, the artist's native village, and is built up of a tangle of straight and curved lines, of commas and circles. A real dramatic power emerges from its forms which seem to pull us into this face so intimate to the artist. Jean-Paul Sartre wrote "All these lines are screwed in tight, obliging the eye to follow them and always leading to the centre of the figure". This is true of this work.
Born in 1923, Annette Arm met Alberto Giacometti in Switzerland. They married on July 19 1949 in Paris. Along with Diego she became one of Giacometti's principle models for both his paintings and sculptures. He said; "Whether it be in sculpture or painting, it is in fact only drawing that counts."
Alberto Giacometti does not attempt any resemblance in this portrait. He confided in Pierre Dumayet: "Resemblance? I no longer recognize people by dint of seeing them." When my wife poses for me, after three days, she no longer resembles herself. I absolutely do not recognize her."
It is always about this quest: to capture a person's presence, of the stranger, of the anonymous.
This drawing was made in Stampa, the artist's native village, and is built up of a tangle of straight and curved lines, of commas and circles. A real dramatic power emerges from its forms which seem to pull us into this face so intimate to the artist. Jean-Paul Sartre wrote "All these lines are screwed in tight, obliging the eye to follow them and always leading to the centre of the figure". This is true of this work.