The Surrealists sought to close the gap between art and life, allowing imagined objects to invade everyday existence and expose its fantastical character. Fittingly, Giacometti demonstratively dispenses with the substructure in these ‘objets sans base’.

Material

Plaster

Dimensions

22 x 22 x 29 cm

Creditline

Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, Donated by Bruno and Odette Giacometti, 2005

Object number

GS 260

Provenance

• Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft | Kunsthaus Zürich (Museum), ab 2005, Leihgabe
• Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung (Sammlung), Zürich, 2005, Geschenk
• Bruno und Odette Giacometti, 1935–2005, Hochzeitsgeschenk von Alberto Giacometti
• Alberto Giacometti