Diego Giacometti, 1902 Borgonovo/ Schweiz – 1985... Lot n° 509

CHEVAUX ET ARBRE Cast bronze, dark patina Height: 33.5 cm. Length: 59.5 cm. Depth: 4.5 cm. Signed "DIEGO" on the plinth, with the monogram "DG" next to it. Enclosed an expertise by James Lord, Paris, Nov. 20, 1986, in copy. Greenish patina in the treetop. Narrow plinth on stilted round feet. Created in two versions, once with only one horse on the tree, then the present version with two horses. Inscribed as an element of the "Console La promenade des amis". According to expertise, circa 1970, formerly Galerie Pierre Matisse New York, from the collection of Moises Staliar, director of Formula Italy. A.R. Literature: Cf. Claude Delay: Giacometti, Alberto et Diego, l'histoire cachée, Fayard, Paris 2007. Cf. Claude Delay: Alberto and Diego Giacometti. Die verborgene Geschichte, Römerhof Verlag, Zurich 2012 (1401557) (11) Diego Giacometti, 1902 Borgonovo/ Switzerland - 1985 Paris CHEVAUX ET ARBRE Height: 33.5 cm. Length: 59.5 cm. Depth: 4.5 cm. Signed "DIEGO" on plinth with monogram "DG" alongside it. Accompanied by an expert's report by James Lord, Paris, 20 November 1986, in copy. Bronze casting with dark patina, tree crown with greenish patina. Narrow plinth on stilted round feet. Manufactured in two versions. The first sculpture just with one horse on the tree; the present version with two horses. Described as an element of the "Console La promenade des amis". According to an expert's report dating ca. 1970, former Galerie Pierre Matisse in New York, from the collection of Moises Staliar, director of Formula Italy. Literature: cf. Claude Delay: Giacometti, Alberto et Diego, l'histoire cachée, Paris 2007. cf. Claude Delay: Alberto and Diego Giacometti. The hidden history, Zurich 2012 (†).