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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 7, 2008 | Christie's | New York | Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale | 438 | $****** - ****** | Petite Tête De Marie-laure De Moailles Sur Socle |
sculpture
12.1 cm (4.76 in)
bronze with brown patina
signed and numbered 'A. GIACOMETTI 7/8' (on the left side of the base); inscribed with foundry mark 'L THINOT fdr PARIS' (on the back of the base)
Pierre Matisse, New York (acquired from the artist).
By descent from the above to the present owner.
B. Lamarche-Vadel, Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1984, p. 78, no. 112 (another cast illustrated). Y. Bonnefoy, Alberto Giacometti, A Biography of His Work, Paris, 1991, p. 284, no. 258 (another cast illustrated; another cast illustrated in color, p. 271). A. Schneider, ed., Alberto Giacometti, Sculpture, Paintings, Drawings, New York, 1994, pl. 43 (another cast illustrated). The Alberto and Annette Giacometti Database, no. 775.
