ʻFemmeʼ was created as a cast of a preceding model made using a multi-part negative plaster mould (plaster piece-mould). Subsequently, Giacometti slightly reworked the surface. From 1956, the plaster served as a template for bronze casts made using the sand-casting method. After it was damaged - most likely in the foundry - the plaster was repaired and partially covered in white slip.

Material

Plaster

Dimensions

49 x 39.5 x 8.8 cm

Creditline

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

Object number

GS 296

Provenance

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