Diego Giacometti, Paris
Acquired from the above by the late owner in February 1985

Alberto Giacometti. Exposition au Japon (exhibition catalogue), Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1983, no. 114, illustration of another cast
Michel Butor, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1985, illustration of another cast p. 142 
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, colour illustration of another cast p. 11 
Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti. Catalogue de l'œuvre, Paris, 1986, vol. I, illustration of another cast pl. 31
François Baudot, Diego Giacometti, New York, 2001, colour illustrations of another cast pp. 43 & 77 
Christian Boutonnet & Rafael Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 2003, colour illustration of another cast p. 38

Attractive dark brown patina. The surface of the work is clean, with the exception of a few small scattered pin dot nicks and accretions. This work is in excellent overall condition.
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