Diego Giacometti

Exhibited by Galerie Chastel-Maréchal

Material Bronze

Dimensions 40 × 120 × 72.5 cm

Place of Creation Paris

Status Vetted

About the Work

The design of this sculptural piece is particularly notable for its delicate lines and balanced proportions. The lightness of its sculpted crossbars is magnified by a glass top that reveals the architecture of the piece from every angle. Diego’s sculptural furniture, or his ‘things’ as he calls them, stand apart from any particular era, strangely timeless.

Provenance

- Special order in 1970 -directly purchased from Diego Giacometti by an European industrial company
- Thence by descent
- Galerie Chastel-Maréchal

Literature

- « Diego Giacometti », Daniel Marchesseau, éd. Hermann, Paris, 1986, similar model reproduced p. 65.
- « Diego Giacometti », Michel Butor, Adrien Maeght Editeur, Paris, 1985, photograph of a period interior showing a similar model reproduced p. 95.
- « Les Giacometti, une famille de créateurs », catalogue de l’exposition, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, 3 juillet-14 novembre 2021, similar model reproduced pp. 238-239.