Alberto Giacometti, “Étoile” floor lamp
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
"Etoile" floor lamp
Circa 1937
Floor lamp in bronze with a brown patina and some Antic green reflects.The bole is decorated with a stylised stard.Three flattened bangles give rhythm to the bole. Tripod base. This floor lamp is monogramed "AG" and numbered "054" on one leg.
Height of the bronze bole 148 cm - 58 1⁄4 in
Total height with lampshade 187 cm - 73 3⁄4 in
Diameter of the lampshade 55 cm - 21 3⁄4 in
Provenance:
- This piece comes from a Private collection from the South-West of France. It stayed in this same family until the acquisition by the gallery Chastel-Maréchal.
Literature:
- "Jean-Michel Frank", Léopold Diego Sanchez, éd. du Regard, Paris, 1980, p. 250
- "Jean-Michel Frank", P-E Martin Vivier, éd. Norma, Paris, 2006, p. 192 & 347
- "Giacometti, une famille de créateurs", catalogue de l’exposition Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul de Vence, 3 Juillet - 14 novembre 2021, p. 193
