Estate of the Artist
Bruno Giacometti, Switzerland (the artist's brother, by descent from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the 1990s

London, The National Portrait Gallery, Alberto Giacometti, Pure Presence, 2015-16, no. 13, illustrated in colour in the catalogue

Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down and executed on one side of a folded sheet whose edges have been reinforced with restorer's paper. The lower edge is deckled. There are three repaired tears along the right edge (the longest of which is approx. 6cm. long) and some further smaller repaired tears in places along the edges. The sheet is time-stained and there is mat staining along the lower, upper and right edges, not visible when framed. There is a spot of foxing towards the lower left corner and another towards the centre of the sheet. This work is in overall good condition.
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