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Alberto Giacometti

Femme debout

Estimate

2,200,000 - 2,800,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Alberto Giacometti

1901 - 1966


Femme debout

inscribed Alberto Giacometti, numbered 2/6 and with the foundry mark Susse Fondeur Paris

bronze

height: 59.4 cm. 23⅜ in.

Conceived circa 1960; this example cast by Susse Fondeur, Paris in 1964. This work is number 2 from an edition of 6.


The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Comité Giacometti and is recorded in the Alberto Giacometti Database as AGD 4058.

Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (acquired in December 1965 from the artist)

Kornfeld & Klipstein, Bern (acquired from the above)

Acquired from the above in January 1966 by the present owner

Yves Bonnefoy, Alberto Giacometti, A Biography of His Work, Paris, 1991, no. 385, n.p., another cast illustrated in colour (dated 1959-60)