Lot 18
  • 18

Giovanni Giacometti

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 CHF
bidding is closed

Description

  • Giovanni Giacometti
  • Junger Mann auf Felsblock
  • oil on wood
  • 33 x 21 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Switzerland (directly from the artist to the family of the present owner)

Exhibited

Stampa, Ciäsa Granda, Gedächtnisausstellung Giovanni Giacometti, 1983 (Ritratto del fratello Arnoldo, 1894)

Literature

Paul Müller/Viola Radlach, Giovanni Giacometti, 1868-1933, Werkkatalog der Gemälde, Zurich 1997, vol. II-I, p. 144, no. 1894.02, ill.

Condition

Pinholes in all four corners. Two paint losses in the lower middle part. Two minor paint losses in the red scarf. Surface cleaning recommended. Under UV light no retouching visible.
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