ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966) Femme de Venise III

ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Femme de Venise III
signed and numbered ‘5/6 Alberto Giacometti’ (on the left side of the base) and inscribed with foundry mark ‘Susse F Paris’ (on the back of the base)
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 46 5/8 in. (118.4 cm.)
Conceived in 1956 and cast in 1958

Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.
Private collection, New York.
Galerie de l’Elysée (Alex Maguy), Paris.
Gilbert H. Kinney, Washington, D.C. (1973).
Arnold Herstand & Company, New York (February 1984).
Private collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above, 15 February 1984).
Galleria Pieter Coray, Lugano (acquired from the above, May 2000).
Kent Gallery, Inc. New York (acquired from the above).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, May 2000.