ʻTête d’homme sur socleʼ was worked directly in plaster. On the left side of the base are the remains of an engraved inscription that is no longer legible.

No subsequent moulds were made from this plaster, meaning that it did not serve as a template for a bronze cast.

Material

Plaster

Dimensions

22.4 x 9.8 x 11.9 cm

Creditline

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

Object number

GS 309

Provenance

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