Alberto Giacometti, “Etoile” floor lamp
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)
"Etoile" floor lamp
Circa 1936
Floor lamp in bronze with a brown and antic green patina.
The bole is decorated with a stylised star. Three flattened bangles give rhythm to the bole. Tripod base.
Alberto Giacometti created this model for Jean-Michel Frank circa 1936.
This floor lamp is signed ‘A. Giacometti‘ and numbered ‘065’ on one foot.
It is registered by the Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti in the online database under the number 4715.
Height of the bronze bole 148 cm (58 1⁄4 in)
Provenance :
- Private collection of Philippe Dennery, Paris, France.
- Acquired directly from the latter by Galerie 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.
