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Property from an Important American Estate
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
‘Figure’ Floor Lamp ('Tête de femme'), designed circa 1933-34
Details
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
‘Figure’ Floor Lamp ('Tête de femme'), designed circa 1933-34
patinated bronze, paper shade
72 in. (183 cm) high (overall), 20 in. (50.8 cm) diameter of shade
‘Figure’ Floor Lamp ('Tête de femme'), designed circa 1933-34
patinated bronze, paper shade
72 in. (183 cm) high (overall), 20 in. (50.8 cm) diameter of shade
Provenance
Grace Hokin Gallery, Palm Beach
Acquired by the present owner prior to 1997
Acquired by the present owner prior to 1997
Literature
Diego Giacometti, exh. cat., The Greenberg Gallery, St. Louis and Marisa Del Re Gallery, New York, 1985, p. 15
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 125
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1986, vol. I, p. 44
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 11
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank : Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, pp. 115 and 250 (for this model insitu)
F. Baudot, Diego Giacometti, New York, 2001, p. 34
C. Boutonnet and R. Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, exh. cat., Galerie L'Arc en Seine, Paris, 2003, p. 34
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, L’étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, pp. 68, 143, 198 and 250
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, The Strange and Subtle Luxury of the Parisian Haute-Monde in the Art Deco Period, Paris, 2008, inside cover, pp. 68, 143, 198 and 250 (for this model insitu)
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Sculpteur de meubles, Paris, 2018, p. 30
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 125
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1986, vol. I, p. 44
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, p. 11
L. D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank : Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, pp. 115 and 250 (for this model insitu)
F. Baudot, Diego Giacometti, New York, 2001, p. 34
C. Boutonnet and R. Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, exh. cat., Galerie L'Arc en Seine, Paris, 2003, p. 34
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, L’étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, pp. 68, 143, 198 and 250
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank, The Strange and Subtle Luxury of the Parisian Haute-Monde in the Art Deco Period, Paris, 2008, inside cover, pp. 68, 143, 198 and 250 (for this model insitu)
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Sculpteur de meubles, Paris, 2018, p. 30
Further details
This lot is registered under number AGD 4661 in the Alberto Giacometti Database and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Alberto Giacometti Comité dated 2024.
Brought to you by
Daphné Riou
SVP, Senior Specialist, Head of Americas