A Vision: The Collection of Michelle Smith
A Vision: The Collection of Michelle Smith
Diego Giacometti
"Tête de Lion" Armchair
Auction Closed
April 22, 11:22 PM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Diego Giacometti
"Tête de Lion" Armchair
circa 1975-1976
patinated bronze, wrought-iron, leather upholstery
impressed DIEGO and with the artist’s cypher
32 ¼ x 21 ½ x 22 in. (81.9 x 54.6 x 55.8 cm)
Acquired directly from the artist by Mrs. Françoise de Pfyffer, circa 1975-1976
Galerie L'Arc en Seine, Paris
Acquired from the above, 2012
Galerie L'Arc en Seine, Paris
Acquired from the above, 2012
Diego Giacometti, exh. cat., The Greenberg Gallery, St. Louis, May 4-June 1, 1985, and Marisa del Re Gallery, New York, June 6, 1985, p. 25
Michel Butor and Jean Vincent, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, pp. 116, 131 and 139
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, pp. 82-83, 177 and 192
Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1986, pl. 70
Diego Giacometti, Möbel und Objekte aus Bronze, exh. cat., Museum Bellerive, Zürich, June 16-September 4, 1988, p. 16, n. 3
Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier du XXème Siècle, Paris, 2000, p. 268
Diego Giacometti, exh. cat, Galerie L’Arc en Seine, Paris, 2003, pp. 10 and 56
Jacqueline von Sprecher, Diego Giacometti, tritt aus dem Schatten, Zürich, 2007, p. 106
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti sculpteur de meubles, Paris, 2018, pp. 30 and 178
Michel Butor and Jean Vincent, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, pp. 116, 131 and 139
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, pp. 82-83, 177 and 192
Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1986, pl. 70
Diego Giacometti, Möbel und Objekte aus Bronze, exh. cat., Museum Bellerive, Zürich, June 16-September 4, 1988, p. 16, n. 3
Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier du XXème Siècle, Paris, 2000, p. 268
Diego Giacometti, exh. cat, Galerie L’Arc en Seine, Paris, 2003, pp. 10 and 56
Jacqueline von Sprecher, Diego Giacometti, tritt aus dem Schatten, Zürich, 2007, p. 106
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti sculpteur de meubles, Paris, 2018, pp. 30 and 178