The head was modelled directly in Plasticine. It served as the template for two plaster casts using a multi-part plaster negative mould (plaster piece-mould).

Two further plaster casts were made in 1979 for documentary purposes, using silicone moulding.

Material

Plasticine

Dimensions

26.3 x 11.4 x 13.4 cm

Creditline

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

Object number

GS 281

Provenance

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