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Diego Giacometti Pair of three-armed wall lights circa 1968 Gilt bronze. Each: 33 cm (13 in.) high
Provenance Private collection, acquired directly from the artist, circa 1968 Christie’s, New York, 'Important 20th Century Decorative Arts', 14 December, 1985, lot 574 Acquired from the above, DeLorenzo Gallery, New York Alice Lawrence, Connecticut, 1986 Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2008 Literature Michel Butor, Diego Giacometti Paris, 1985, p. 111 Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti Paris, 1986, p. 168 Diego Giacometti Möbel und Objekte aus Bronze, exh. cat., Museum Bellerive, 1988, Zurich, p. 75, fig. 59 for a similar example Christian Boutonnet and Rafael Ortiz, Diego Giacometti exh. cat., L'Arc en Seine, Paris, 2003, pp. 90-91 Artist Bio Diego Giacometti Swiss • 1902 - 1985 In 1935 Diego Giacometti took a holiday in Stampa, the Swiss town in which he grew up. The trip marked one of the first periods in which he was separated from his brother Alberto Giacometti and perhaps in connection with having removed himself from the shadow of his brother's career, he began his first animal sculptures. It was shortly after this trip that the younger Giacometti also started making furniture, after patrons admired the stands he was crafting for his brother's sculptures. Diego modeled his maquettes in plaster (as opposed to clay or wax, which was the more common choice for sculptors) and cast his furniture in bronze, a departure from most metal furniture at the time, which was cast in iron. Illustrious clients included the Maeght and Noailles families as well as the decorator Jean-Michel-Frank, who commissioned Alberto (assisted by Diego) to create plaster lighting and fireplace accessories. View More Works