ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Exceptional pair of vases, circa 1944
In molded plaster,
Unique pieces
Dimensions :
H 86 x L 35 x P 35 cm
H 33,9 x W 13,8 x D 13,8 in.
Provenance :
Special commission realized in Geneva in 1944 for Albert Skira.
Purchased from the family of the first owner, Mr. Albert Skira, Switzerland.
These works bear the Alberto Giacometti Committee numbers AG01 and AG02 on their bases and are listed in the Alberto and Annette Giacometti Foundation database under numbers 4734 and 4735.
Literature :
Alberto Giacometti, retour à la figuration, 1933-1947, Musée Rath. Genève. Musée national d’art moderne Paris, Geneve : Musée d’art et d’histoire, 1986
Kosme Maria de BARANANO, Alberto Giacometti. Dibujo. Escultura. Pintura, Barcelone : Lunwerg Editores S.A., 1990, p. 681, ill. p. 681
Réf : AGI016