Germann Auctionhouse Zurich
Part I: Paintings, Works on Paper and Sculptures
Monday, 28 November 2022, 07:00 pm

Alberto Giacometti, Tête d'homme

Lot 41

Alberto Giacometti, 1901-1966 (CH)

Tête d'homme, 1955-56

India ink on paper.
H 365 mm W 250 mm.

(Frame).

*CHF40'000 / 60'000
*EUR40'000 / 60'000
*USD40'000 / 60'000

Hammer Price: CHF 65'000

Provenance:
Estate Dr. Théodore Fraenkel;
Sotheby's, London, 29. November 1972, Lot 93;
Private Property, New York;
Galerie Schlégl, Zurich;
Private Property Germany, 1978 acquired at the above gallery;
2009 Donation to the family of the today owner;
Private Property Germany.

Expertise:
Certificate of authenticity by the Committee Giacometti, Paris, October 2022.

Literature:
The work is registered at the Alberto Giacometti Database (AGD) under the number 4474.

Annotation:

The drawing "Tête d'homme" originates from a sketchbook of Alberto Giacometti. He dedicated the book to his friend Dr. Théodore Fraenkel and gave it in 1958 as a present to his friend.