This unusually large bust of Giacometti’s brother Diego is the most pronounced example of the contrast between the wide, flat profile view and the very narrow front-on aspect. Executed in 1955, the cast has a particularly fine patina; the plaster is held in the Fondation Giacometti in Paris.

Material

Bronze

Dimensions

65 x 39.5 x 24.5 cm

Creditline

Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, 1965

Object number

GS 051

Signature

inscr. on the back, bottom right: Alberto Giacometti 4/6

Further information

Ex. 3/6

Provenance

• ab 1965, Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft | Kunsthaus Zürich (Museum), Zürich, Leihgabe
• ab 1965, Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung (Sammlung), Zürich, Übereignung
• 1963, Alberto Giacometti-Syndikat, Zürich, Kauf
• 1963, Galerie Beyeler (Galerie), Basel, Kauf
• G. David Thompson (*1899 Newark, OH, +1965 Pittsburgh, PA) (Sammler/-in)
• Verbleib unbekannt
• wohl, Galerie Maeght (Galerie), Paris
• Alberto Giacometti (*1901 Borgonovo bei Stampa, +1966 Chur) (Künstler/-in)