ʻFemme debout sans brasʼ was created by casting the initial clay model using a two-part negative plaster mould (lost mould). The base is not cast from the initial model. It had probably already been used (together with the reinforcing rods embedded in it) in the production of the initial model, serving as the base on which the female figure was modelled in clay.

After joining together the cast figure and the base, Giacometti reworked the surface, primarily by removing plaster.

From 1954/55, the plaster served as a template for bronze casts. Initially using sand casting, later using lost wax casting. In the foundry, the work was coated with yellow-brown sealant and release agent prior to the making of the gelatine mould.

Material

Plaster, coated with sealant and release agent

Dimensions

58 x 13.3 x 19.3 cm

Creditline

Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, Donated by Bruno and Odette Giacometti, 2006

Object number

GS 344

Provenance

• Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft | Kunsthaus Zürich (Museum), ab 2006, Leihgabe
• Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung (Sammlung), 2006, Geschenk
• Bruno und Odette Giacometti, Nachlass
• Alberto Giacometti