Claude Bernard, Paris (acquired from the artist)
William Weintraub, West Hampton
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 15, 1986, lot 381
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, illustration of another cast p. 11

Very good condition. A few minor nicks and scratches and minor surface dirt. Wired for electricity and sold with hand stitched vellum lampshades. The work curves slightly backward from the base, but is stable. Otherwise, fine.
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