Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
L'autruche
stamped with monogram 'DG' (under the tail)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 19½ in. (49.5 cm.)
Conceived circa 1977
Diego Giacometti (1902-1985)
L'autruche
stamped with monogram 'DG' (under the tail)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 19½ in. (49.5 cm.)
Conceived circa 1977
Acquired directly from the artist circa 1982-1984; sale, Sotheby's, London, 20 June 2006, lot 405.
Acquired at the above sale by the late Ernst Beyeler.
F. Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, vol. I, Paris, 1986 (another version illustrated p. 20).
D. Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, New York, 1986 (related version illustrated p. 124).
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
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