From 1933 to 1938 Giacometti was an associate of Edmond Bomsel, general manager of the Le Sagittaire publishing house in Versailles, whom he had met through André Breton. Bomsel owned many works by Giacometti, notably a large number of Surrealist drawings.

Material

Etching

Dimensions

31.0 x 23.3 cm

Creditline

Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, 2008

Object number

GS 397

Signature

on the top: EX LIBRIS; bottom: EDMOND BOMSEL; on the back: Epreuve documentaire [stamp] / 3/5

Further information

Reprint 2008; Ex. 3/5

Provenance