Diego GIACOMETTI (1902-1985) Au Hibou lamp base, second version. With a shaft decorated with leaves at the top, resting on a four-legged base decorated with a dish and an owl. Proof in bronze with a brown patina shaded with green. Signed "Diego" in capital letters and bearing the artist's monogram stamped on the base. Created in 1980. H. 43.3 cm; W. 12.7 cm; D. 12.7 cm. This work has been authenticated in accordance with the process established by the Diego Giacometti Estate. A certificate of authenticity dated March 5, 2026 will be issued to the purchaser. Bibliography : Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Édition Hermann, 1986, an example of our model is reproduced on p. 148. Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'œuvre, Vol. I, Éditions Eolia, 1986, an example of our model reproduced on p. 111. Christian Boutonnet & Rafael Ortiz, Giacometti Diego, Éditions de L'amateur, Galerie L'Arc en Seine, 2003, an example of our model reproduced on p. 84.
Estimate
€100,000 - €150,000
Result
€410,000
Buyer's premium
26.4%
Diego GIACOMETTI (1902-1985)
Au Hibou lamp base, second version.
With a shaft decorated with leaves at the top, resting on a four-legged base decorated with a dish and an owl.
Proof in bronze with a brown patina shaded with green.
Signed "Diego" in capital letters and bearing the artist's monogram stamped on the base.
Created in 1980.
H. 43.3 cm; W. 12.7 cm; D. 12.7 cm.
This work has been authenticated in accordance with the process established by the Diego Giacometti Estate.
A certificate of authenticity dated March 5, 2026 will be issued to the purchaser.
Bibliography :
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Édition Hermann, 1986, an example of our model is reproduced on p. 148.
Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'œuvre, Vol. I, Éditions Eolia, 1986, an example of our model reproduced on p. 111.
Christian Boutonnet & Rafael Ortiz, Giacometti Diego, Éditions de L'amateur, Galerie L'Arc en Seine, 2003, an example of our model reproduced on p. 84.
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