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PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR Diego Giacometti "Berceau” table, first version ca. 1965 Patinated bronze, glass 15 1/2 x 17 x 45 3/4 in. (39.4 x 43.2 x 116.2 cm) Together with a letter of authenticity from James Lord and a copy of the original invoice from Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.
Provenance Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, 1970; Sr. Moises Stoliar, Buenos Aires; acquired directly from the above in 1988 Literature Michel Butor, Diego Giacometti Paris, 1985, p. 143; Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti Paris, 1986, pp. 66–67; François Baudot, Diego Giacometti Paris, 1998, pp. 58–59 for similar examples Catalogue Essay Diego Giacometti designed the present model “table-berceau, première version” (ca. 1965) for filmmaker Raoul Lévy, who acted in and produced notable films by Roger Vadim and Jean-Luc Godard Giacometti produced a later zoomorphic “seconde version” (ca. 1970) noted for its variant table supports terminating in the heads of cats, dogs, and foxes. Read More Artist Bio Diego Giacometti Swiss • 1902 - 1985 In 1935 Diego Giacometti took a holiday in Stampa, the Swiss town in which he grew up. The trip marked one of the first periods in which he was separated from his brother Alberto Giacometti and perhaps in connection with having removed himself from the shadow of his brother's career, he began his first animal sculptures. It was shortly after this trip that the younger Giacometti also started making furniture, after patrons admired the stands he was crafting for his brother's sculptures. Diego modeled his maquettes in plaster (as opposed to clay or wax, which was the more common choice for sculptors) and cast his furniture in bronze, a departure from most metal furniture at the time, which was cast in iron. Illustrious clients included the Maeght and Noailles families as well as the decorator Jean-Michel-Frank, who commissioned Alberto (assisted by Diego) to create plaster lighting and fireplace accessories. View More Works