The head was created by casting the initial clay model using a two-part negative plaster mould (lost mould). Subsequently, Giacometti reworked the surface by adding and removing plaster and applying a few strokes of black and reddish brown paint. An iron rod embedded in the plaster at thebase of the neck, which apparently originally made the object into a ‘tête sur tige’, is missing today.

Material

Plaster, painted

Dimensions

15.5 x 4.4 x 9.7 cm

Creditline

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

Object number

GS 320

Provenance

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