The cast was made in 1986 and is based on the plasticine original, the upper part of which Giacometti later used for a different purpose. An early plaster (GS 288) still shows the complete form.

Material

Bronze

Dimensions

20 x 14.5 x 11.5 cm

Creditline

Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, Donated by Silvio Berthoud, 1986

Object number

GS 163

Signature

inscr., bottom on the right: A. Giacometti H/C

Provenance

• Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft | Kunsthaus Zürich (Museum), ab 1986, Leihgabe
• Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung (Sammlung), Zürich, 1986, Geschenk
• Silvio Berthoud, bis 1986
• Alberto Giacometti