Alberto Giacometti, “Figure” floor lamp

Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)

"Figure" floor lamp
Circa 1936

Floor lamp in bronze with a bronze and golden patina.
The bole is decorated with a stylised woman bust.
Three flattened bangles give rhythm to the bole.
Flattened trumpet base.
Alberto Giacometti created this model for Jean-Michel Frank circa 1936.
This floor lamp is signed ‘AG’ and numbered ‘083’ on the foot and marked ‘Made in France’ under the foot.
It is registered by the Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti in the online database under the number AGD 4779.

Height of the bronze bole 155 cm (61 in)

Provenance :
- Private collection of the comtess Mona Bismarck.
- Private collection, Paris.
- Acquired from the above by the Chastel-Maréchal gallery.

Literature :
- « Magie de la Lumière », L. P. Guigues, Art et Industrie, avril 1946, p. 34.
- « Jean Michel Frank », L. Diego Sanchez, éd. du Regard, Paris, 1980, p. 250.
- « Diego Giacometti» , M. Butor, Paris, 1985, p. 125.
- « Jean Michel Frank », P.-E. Martin Vivier, éd. Norma, Paris, 2006, pp. 143, 198 and 250.
- « Giacometti, une famille de créateurs », catalogue de l’exposition Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul de Vence, 3 Juillet - 14 novembre 2021, p. 193.