The fragility of the striding man figure stretching upwards in the vertical plane is accentuated by the contrast with the heavy and solid horizontal base. At the same time, the base gives the figure a section of path to walk along, much of which it has already travelled.

Material

Bronze

Dimensions

46.5 x 77 x 15 cm

Creditline

Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, 1965

Object number

GS 035

Signature

inscribed on the base plate, left: 4/6 A. Giacometti

Further information

Ex. 4/6

Provenance

• Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft | Kunsthaus Zürich (Museum), frühestens ab 1965, Leihgabe
• Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung (Sammlung), Zürich, frühestens ab 1965, Übernahme
• Alberto Giacometti-Syndikat, Zürich, 1963, Kauf
• Galerie Beyeler, Basel, 1965, Kauf
• Sammlung G. David Thompson, Pittsburgh, 1954
• Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
• Alberto Giacometti