ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)

ALBERTO GIACOMETTI (1901-1966)
Tête au long cou
signed, numbered and stamped with the foundry mark 'Alberto Giacometti 2/6 Susse Fondeur Paris' (on the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 10 ¼ in. (26.1 cm.)
Conceived circa 1949, cast in bronze by Susse Fondeur in an edition of six; this example cast in 1965

Provenance
Galerie Maeght, Paris, by whom acquired directly from the artist in October 1965.
Hanover Gallery, London, by whom acquired from the above on 16 November 1965.
Bo Boustedt, Stockholm, by whom acquired from the above on 29 June 1967.
Kaj Kjellqvist, Djursholm.
Karoline Art Ltd., Geneva.
Fredrik Roos, Stockholm, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, New York, 12 May 1992, lot 151.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.