Alberto Giacometti, “Osselet” floor lamp

Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)

"Osselet" floor lamp
Circa 1936

Floor lamp in bronze with a brown and antic green patin shades.
The bole is decorated with a sculpted motif made of solids and voids with projecting edges. Three flattened bangles give rhythm to the bole. Tripod base with three cured bronze elements gathered.
Alberto Giacometti created this model for Jean-Michel Frank circa 1936.
This floor lamp is monogrammed ‘A. G’ and numbered ‘031’ on one foot.
It is registered by the Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti in the online database under the number 4717.

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 :
- « Magie de la Lumière », L. P. Guigues,, Art et Industrie, avril 1946, p. 34/
- « Diego Giacometti», Michel Butor, Paris, 1985, p. 95 & 141.
- « 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. 192.