The etching was made after an illustration from the catalogue of the exhibition ‘Derain’ at the Musée National dʼArt Moderne, Paris (1954/55), which greatly impressed Giacometti. The original is Derain’s portrait of the Spanish guitarist Iturrino from 1914.

Material

Etching

Dimensions

47.2 x 34.0 cm

Creditline

Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, 2008

Object number

GS 409

Signature

inscribed bottom: Hommage a Derain; on the back: Epreuve documentaire [stamp] / 3/5

Further information

Reprint 2008; Ex. 3/5

Provenance