DIEGO GIACOMETTI (1902-1985) Guéridon, designed in 1962 Patinated bronze and marble
66.7 x 60 cm (26¼ x 23⅝in.)
Provenance
Private collection (acquired from the artist circa 1965-1970) By descent within the family Private collection Alberto and Diego Giacometti: Masters of Design, Christie's New York, November 12, 2018, lot 4 Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
For the same model : M. Butor, Diego Giacometti, Edition Adrien Maeght, Paris, 1985, p. 151. D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Sculpteur de meubles, Editions du Regard, Paris, 2018, p. 137. Giacometti, Une famille de créateur, catalogue d’exposition, Edition Fondation Maeght, 3 juillet-14 novembre 2021 p. 214-215.
This model was originally conceived in 1962 for the Fondation Maeght and was then included in the interior of the famous Kronenhalle restaurant in Zurich.