The strict frontality that distinguishes this disc sculpture from the others and the diaphanous character achieved through the effect of a force acting on the membrane from behind and almost striding through it, look ahead to the phantasmal character of the late sculptures. The figuration harks back to the ‘Femme cuillère’ (see GS 004).

Material

Bronze

Dimensions

39.5 x 16.5 x 8 cm

Creditline

Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, 1983

Object number

GS 159

Signature

inscr. on the base, on the back: Alberto Giacometti 3/6

Further information

Ex. 3/6; this is a late cast of an original plaster from 1970–71.

Provenance

• Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft | Kunsthaus Zürich (Museum), ab 1983, Leihgabe
• Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung (Sammlung), Zürich, Geschenk des Kantons Zürich an die Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, 1983
• Kanton Zürich, Zürich, Kauf
• Privatsammlung, USA
• The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
• Alberto Giacometti