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Fondation Giacometti - The Dog
AGD 747

The Dog

Date 1951

Medium Bronze

Dimensions 17,48 x 39,76 x 6,29 in.

Edition number 8/8

Foundry Susse Fondeur

Cast 1959

Collection Private collection

Inscription

Signature and cast number on the back of the base, to the right "Alberto Giacometti 8/8"

Provenance

Alberto GIACOMETTI
Private collection

Bibliography

Maria NETTER, "Kunst als Kapitalanlage : Run auf grosse Namen", in Die Weltwoche, Zürich, october 31st, 1969
"Plus de huit millions de francs d'achats en moins d'une heure", in Le Courrier, Geneva, november 7th, 1969
Travail, Fribourg, november 14th, 1969
"Au fil des ventes. Un collectionneur britannique", in Le Monde, Paris, no. 7737, november 28th, 1969
Robert STORR, Transfigurations. Mondern Masters from the Wexner Family Collection, Columbus, OH : The Ohio State University, Wexner Center for the Arts, 2014, p. 44-45 & 162, ill. p. 44-45 & 162

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