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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 Man who Walks I ') is the name of any one of the cast bronze sculptures that comprise six numbered editions plus four artist proofs created by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti in 1961. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] On 3 February 2010, the second edition of the cast of the sculpture became one of the most expensive works of art ever sold at auction, for ...
Alberto Giacometti's L'Homme au doigt was auctioned for $141.3 million at Christie's in May 2015, the highest price for any sculpture at auction. [1] Giacometti's L'Homme qui marche I had previously achieved the highest price of any sculpture when it was auctioned by Sotheby's in February 2010. Selling for US$104.3 million, it ranks amongst the ...
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 ...
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. ...
Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) — a Modern sculptor based in Switzerland. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. S. Sculptures by ...
Alberto Giacometti. Man Pointing (sculpture; bronze castings in MoMA, New York, and Tate, England) Man Walking (sculpture) Hand (sculpture) Jean Hélion – A Rebours (Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris) Alfred Janes – Little Cactus; Louis le Brocquy – Travelling Woman with Newspaper; Henri Matisse. Deux fillettes, fond jaune et rouge
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 .