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1923

on display

Alberto Giacometti1901 Borgonovo bei Stampa – 1966 Chur

The nude study emphasizes the tactile volume of the body, which is modelled as a compact, earthy mass as befits the approach of a sculptor. Accordingly, the picture marks the transition to a much more toned-down colour palette that will dominate from now on. While working on the study, Giacometti painted over the strong colours, such as the blue of the background, with more muted hues.null

Also known as

Akt Nude

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

image: 61 x 50 cm

Inventory number

GS 063

Credit line

Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, 1965

Signature

inscr. b. r.: Alberto Gia...; above: Alberto G...metti [missing parts due to colour flaking]; on the back: Alberto Giacometti.

Inscriptions

Accession year

1965

Provenance

Alberto Giacometti
Sammlung G. David Thompson, Pittsburgh
Galerie Beyeler, Basel, 1963, Kauf
Alberto Giacometti-Syndikat, Zürich, 1963, Kauf
Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung (Sammlung), Zürich, frühestens ab 1965, Übernahme
Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft | Kunsthaus Zürich (Museum), frühestens ab 1965, Leihgabe

About the provenance

State of research 01.01.2007 Do you have questions, criticism, suggestions, and further information? Please send us a message to provenienzforschung(at)kunsthaus.ch.

Literature (general)

- Kunsthaus Zürich. Gesamtkatalog der Gemälde und Skulpturen, hrsg. von Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft et al., Sammlungskatalog, Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2007, S. 480. - Die Sammlung der Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, hrsg. von Christian Klemm, Sammlungskatalog Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich: Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, 1990, No. 69. - Die Sammlung der Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, hrsg. von Bettina von Meyenburg-Campell et al., Sammlungskatalog im Auftrag der Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung vom Kunsthaus Zürich, 1971, S. 184.

Object type

painting

Classification

D 1[1] art 20th century CHE

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