If the date later attributed to this work by the artist is correct, this is probably the earliest sculpture that can be viewed in the round but is at the same time flattened in relief style.

The original plaster has been preserved and is held by the Giacometti Foundation in Paris. Two casts were made in each of the years 1963 and 1965.

Material

Bronze

Dimensions

28.5 x 17.5 x 10 cm

Creditline

Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, Donated by the artist, 1965

Object number

GS 003

Signature

inscr. on plinth, left: A. Giacometti; on front: 1926

Provenance

• Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft | Kunsthaus Zürich (Museum), frühestens ab 1965, Leihgabe
• Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung (Sammlung), Zürich, 1965, Geschenk des Künstlers
• Alberto Giacometti