The figure was created by casting the initial clay or Plasticine model using a multi-part negative plaster mould (plaster piece-mould). The plaster displays no evidence of further working.

No subsequent moulds were made from this plaster, meaning that it did not serve as a template for a bronze cast. In the inventory of Giacometti’s estate from 1966, Paul Chardon recorded it under no. 30 as ʻStanding, Clad Womanʼ.

Material

Plaster

Dimensions

11.4 x 5 x 4.7 cm

Creditline

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

Object number

GS 304

Provenance

• Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft | Kunsthaus Zürich, ab 2006, Leihgabe
• Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, 2006, Geschenk
• Bruno und Odette Giacometti, bis 2006
• Alberto Giacometti