Bronze with dark brown patina
France, circa 1937
Alberto Giacometti (1902-1985) - Swiss sculptor, painter and printmaker, brother of Diego Giacometti
With traces of Albertos signature ‘Giacometti’ at the base at the right
Design by Alberto Giacometti for Jean Michel Frank, c. 1937
Cast in bronze by Diego Giacometti, 1970s
This model is registered with the Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti under the inventory number ‘AGD 816’
Literature: Diego Giacometti. Möbel und Objekte aus Bronze, Exhibition-Cat. Museum Bellerive, Pl. 8, Zurich, 1987; Francoise Franncisci, Diego Giacometti. Catalogue de l’œvre, Vol. I., Editions EOLIA, Paris, pp. 40; Christian Boutonnet & Rafael Ortiz, Diego Giacometti, Exhibition-Cat. Galerie L’Arc en Seine, Paris, 2003
Dimensions: 51 x 13.5 x 12.5 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: Private collection, Switzerland
In the 1930s Alberto Giacometti and his Brother Diego created furniture objects, mostly commissional works for interior designers, art collectors and gallery owners, like this table lamp made of bronze; Giacometti’s figural table lamps fetch up to €72,000 in the international auction market

During the 1930s Alberto Giacometti began a successful collaboration with the Parisian interior designer Jean-Michel Frank, for whom he exclusively designed furnishings, mainly vases, floor and table lamps, made of plaster or bronze. In the course of this he teamed up with his brother and former Assistant Diego who was more experienced in the execution. During the post war period this model was further distributed by the gallery owners and art dealers Pierre Matisse and Jacques Adnet. The original designs have been cast from 1973 at the Susse foundry. Alberto also designed this subject as a floor lamp.



Condition:

Overall very good condition with hardly noticeable signs of wear. The bronze measures 51 x 13.5 x 12.5 cm.



Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)

Alberto Giacometti was born in Borgonovo in 1901 as son of the artist Giovanni Giacometti. He is considered a master sculptor of the 20th century. After studying for a short period of time in Geneva and Italy, he finally moved to Paris to study sculpture under Bourdelle from 1922-1925. During that time his art was influenced by impressionist and post-impressionist components. From 1925 on, his works diverged from naturalism and he began experimenting. From 1930-1935 he was associated with the surrealist movement. Then he began to develop his characteristic trait: elongated figures, captured in space. This representation of isolated figures suggests his mental link to existentialism, all the more valid, because of his friendship with the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980). In the 1950s he took up painting and printmaking as his chief techniques of artistic expression. (cru)

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