Lot 222
  • 222

Diego Giacometti

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
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Description

  • Diego Giacometti
  • Hibou, vers 1960
  • patinated bronze
  • patinated bronze
  • Height : 7 cm ; 2 3/4 in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist and hence by descent
Private collection, France

Literature

Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 184
Diego Gacometti, Möbel und Objekte aus Bronze
, exhibition catalogue, Museum Bellerive, Zürich, June 16 - September 4, 1988, p. 97, n. 85

Condition

FR : Très bon état général. Quelques infimes traces d'oxydation, très légère usure à la patine et fines rayures sur l'ensemble de la surface. EN : Very good overall condition. Some tiny traces of oxidation, very minor wear to the patina and fine scratches on the surface, consistent with use and age
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