Drawing, Seated Woman

Description

A signed pencil sketch of a seated woman by the Swiss-born Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966). Signed Alberto Giacometti on the bottom left.

Object data

Accession number

TB 008

Creator

Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966)

Date made

20th century AD

Materials

Pencil on paper; (frame) Wood

Collection

Dimensions (cm)

Archival information

File of material relating to a pencil drawing of a girl by Alberto Giacometti. Includes photocopy of information card with photocopy of image of object (date unspecified). Word 'loan' is written on the information card, colour photograph of drawing (date unspecified), three sets of notes (dates unspecified), two of which are from unidentified published sources, comprising biographical details of Giacometti and information about his career; photocopy of extract from 'Apollo' (c. May 2001) comprising exhibition review in English by John Finlay entitled 'Giacometti: 'Le dessin l'oeuvre', printout from website (28 February 2002) comprising image of another Giacometti drawing, 'Annette in the Studio', photocopy of extract from 'Art in America' (c. January 1997) which comprises review by Carter Radcliff of 'Looking at Giacometti' (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1996), photocopy of article from the 'Antiques Trade Gazette' (23 January 1999) relating to the sale of Giacometti pieces. Article is entitled 'Giacometti's sell without foundation'; postcard (c. 1997) with Giacometti's drawing 'Seated Man', postcards (dates unspecified) with images from Giacometti's 'L'Homme qui marche', postcard (date unspecified) with Giacometti's 'Femme de Venise.'

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