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Lot 19 A|WORKS FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
James Lord
Closed9 November 2015
Price Realised
USD 20,885,000
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Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
James Lord
signed and dated 'Alberto Giacometti 1964' (lower right)
oil on canvas
45 ¾ x 31 ¾ in. (115.9 x 80.6 cm.)
Painted in 1964
James Lord
signed and dated 'Alberto Giacometti 1964' (lower right)
oil on canvas
45 ¾ x 31 ¾ in. (115.9 x 80.6 cm.)
Painted in 1964
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
James Lord
signed and dated 'Alberto Giacometti 1964' (lower right)
oil on canvas
45 ¾ x 31 ¾ in. (115.9 x 80.6 cm.)
Painted in 1964
James Lord
signed and dated 'Alberto Giacometti 1964' (lower right)
oil on canvas
45 ¾ x 31 ¾ in. (115.9 x 80.6 cm.)
Painted in 1964
James Lord, Paris (gift from the artist, by 1965).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1990.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1990.
J. Lord, A Giacometti Portrait, New York, 1965.
B. Lamarche-Vadel, Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1984, p. 98, no. 140 (illustrated).
A. Kuenzi, ed., Alberto Giacometti, exh. cat., Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, 1986, pp. 186-197 (illustrated, p. 193; illustrated in various states, pp. 188-191; illustrated in situ, p. 192).
Y. Bonnefoy, Alberto Giacometti: A Biography of His Work, Paris, 1991, p. 379, no. 353 (illustrated in color; various states illustrated, pp. 377-378).
J. Lord, Picasso and Dora: A Personal Memoir, New York, 1993, p. 331.
A. Lambirth, "Giacometti: Leaving His Mark" in RA Magazine, issue 52, autumn 1996, p. 43 (illustrated).
A. González, Alberto Giacometti: Works, Writings, Interviews, Barcelona, 2006, p. 122 (illustrated in color).
The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 3528.
B. Lamarche-Vadel, Alberto Giacometti, Paris, 1984, p. 98, no. 140 (illustrated).
A. Kuenzi, ed., Alberto Giacometti, exh. cat., Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Martigny, 1986, pp. 186-197 (illustrated, p. 193; illustrated in various states, pp. 188-191; illustrated in situ, p. 192).
Y. Bonnefoy, Alberto Giacometti: A Biography of His Work, Paris, 1991, p. 379, no. 353 (illustrated in color; various states illustrated, pp. 377-378).
J. Lord, Picasso and Dora: A Personal Memoir, New York, 1993, p. 331.
A. Lambirth, "Giacometti: Leaving His Mark" in RA Magazine, issue 52, autumn 1996, p. 43 (illustrated).
A. González, Alberto Giacometti: Works, Writings, Interviews, Barcelona, 2006, p. 122 (illustrated in color).
The Alberto Giacometti Database, no. 3528.
Pittsburgh, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, The 1964 Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture, October 1964-January 1965, no. 222 (titled Figure).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; The Art Institute of Chicago; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and San Francisco Museum of Art, Alberto Giacometti, June 1965-April 1966, p. 117, no. 106.
New York, Acquavella Galleries, Alberto Giacometti: A Loan Exhibition, October-December 1994, p. 100, no. 70 (illustrated in color).
Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and London, The Royal Academy of Arts, Alberto Giacometti, June 1996-January 1997, p. 190, no. 234 (illustrated; illustrated in color, pl. 77).
London, Thomas Gibson Fine Art, Ltd. and London, Lefevre Fine Art, Ltd., Alberto Giacometti: Paintings and Drawings from Private Collections, November-December 2004, p. 26 (illustrated in color, p. 27).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; The Art Institute of Chicago; Los Angeles County Museum of Art and San Francisco Museum of Art, Alberto Giacometti, June 1965-April 1966, p. 117, no. 106.
New York, Acquavella Galleries, Alberto Giacometti: A Loan Exhibition, October-December 1994, p. 100, no. 70 (illustrated in color).
Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and London, The Royal Academy of Arts, Alberto Giacometti, June 1996-January 1997, p. 190, no. 234 (illustrated; illustrated in color, pl. 77).
London, Thomas Gibson Fine Art, Ltd. and London, Lefevre Fine Art, Ltd., Alberto Giacometti: Paintings and Drawings from Private Collections, November-December 2004, p. 26 (illustrated in color, p. 27).
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Please note correct provenance for this lot is:
James Lord, Paris (gift from the artist, by 1965).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1990.
James Lord, Paris (gift from the artist, by 1965).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1990.