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L'Homme au doigt ([lɔm o dwa], "The Man with the Finger"; also called Pointing Man or Man Pointing) is a 1947 bronze sculpture by Alberto Giacometti, that became the most expensive sculpture ever when it sold for US$141.3 million on May 11, 2015. [1] Giacometti made six casts of the work plus one artist's proof.
The Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti, having received a bequest from Alberto Giacometti's widow Annette, holds a collection of circa 5,000 works, frequently displayed around the world through exhibitions and long-term loans. A public interest institution, the Foundation was created in 2003 and aims at promoting, disseminating, preserving ...
Giacometti struggled with the project and eventually abandoned the commission. [6] However, in 1961 he cast the life-size work in bronze and exhibited it at the Venice Biennale a year later. [ 9 ] L'Homme qui marche I was created at the high point of Giacometti's mature period and represents the pinnacle of his experimentation with the human ...
The Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti is a leading French public utility institution created by a French Ministry of Culture decree of December 2003. [1] Its purpose is the promotion, dissemination, preservation and protection of the works of Alberto Giacometti .
Sculptures by Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966). Pages in category "Sculptures by Alberto Giacometti" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ...
Date of sale Seller Buyer Auction house Refs $181.6 $141.3 L'Homme au doigt: Alberto Giacometti: 1947 11 May 2015: Sheldon Solow: Private collection: Christie's, New York [12] $145.7 $104.3 L'Homme qui marche I: Alberto Giacometti: 1961 3 February 2010: Commerzbank: Lily Safra: Sotheby's, London [2] $130 $101.0 Chariot: Alberto Giacometti: 1950 ...
1949 in art – Birth of Ross Bleckner, Alberto Giacometti completes Three Men Walking II; 1948 in art – Birth of Eric Fischl, Hollis Sigler, Death of Arshile Gorky, Kurt Schwitters, George Ault; 1947 in art – Birth of Ronnie Landfield and James Schoppert; Death of Pierre Bonnard, Wilhelm Uhde, Peggy Guggenheim closes The Art of This ...
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) — a Modern sculptor based in Switzerland. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. S. Sculptures by ...