Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF A MEMBER OF THE MATISSE FAMILY
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)

Lampe modèle "trépied à feuilles," première version

Details
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
Lampe modèle "trépied à feuilles," première version
stamped with monogram and numbered '13' (on the underside)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 15 ¼ in. (38.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1937
Provenance
Pierre Matisse, New York.
Pierre-Noël Matisse, Paris (by descent from the above).
By descent from the above to the present owner.
Literature
M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, p. 117 (another example illustrated).
L.D. Sanchez, Jean-Michel Frank, Adolphe Chanaux, Paris, 1997, p. 200 (another example illustrated).
C. Boutonnet and R. Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 2003, p. 36 (other examples illustrated in color, p. 37).
P.-E. Martin-Vivier, Jean-Michel Frank: L’étrange luxe du rien, Paris, 2006, p. 347 (another example illustrated).
The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 3876.

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