The bust was cast from the initial clay model using a two-part negative plaster mould (lost mould). The surface displays no evidence of further working. No subsequent moulds were made from this plaster, meaning that it did not serve as a template for a bronze cast.

Material

Plaster

Dimensions

41.3 x 20.4 x 40.5 cm

Creditline

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

Object number

GS 286

Provenance

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