Pointe à lʼœil

1932

Alberto Giacometti1901 Borgonovo bei Stampa – 1966 Chur
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'Pointe à lʼoeil' is arguably the most complex of Giacometti’s 'display models' (Reinhold Hohl) of the psychologically charged situation in which vision confronts death. Previous owners of this exceptional object, which owing to its fragility can only be shown at the Kunsthaus Zürich, include Marcel Duchamp. A version in wood was acquired by the Musée national dʼart moderne in Paris from the Tériade Collection.
Also known as
Spitze zum Auge Stachel gegen das Auge Point to the Eye
Medium
Plaster and metal
Dimensions
object: 13.5 x 59.5 x 31 cm
Inventory number
GS 021
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, 1965