After Alberto Giacometti Tete De Femme Lady Gilt Bronze Table Lamp

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After Alberto Giacometti Tete De Femme Lady Gilt Bronze Table Lamp

About the Item

This piece is an authorized replica made by Nelson Rockefeller. Below is the description from The Nelson Rockefeller Collection Catalog: Giacometti "Lady" table lamp executed by Giacometti. This elegant table lamp with its distinctive woman's head and sculpted base is solid bronze gilded with 24-karat. gold. The original shade has been replaced. It is 31.5" high (wt. 27 lbs.). In the late Nelson A. Rockefeller had his collection of original works by Diego and Alberto Giacometti cast in bronze and reproduced in small editions. The measurements without the shade are 24" with the fittings and 19.75" tall just the gilt gold area. Below is height and width with the shade. The approximate measurements at the base of the piece is 5” wide and 4.5” deep. This piece has the Nelson Rockefeller Mark and 1979. Information below from Phillips Auction House who auctioned one of Giacometti's original lamps in June 2019 for $375,000. (Reminder this one is an replica made by Nelson Rockefeller) "The present model Tête de Femme table lamp belongs to a group of decorative objects that Alberto Giacometti created for Jean-Michel Frank between 1932 and 1940. These works are deeply associated with Frank’s minimalist, often surrealist, interiors. Frank positioned Giacometti’s lamps and vases in prominent locations, as works of art meant to stand out from their stark surroundings, the sole recognizable elements in spaces largely defined by the anonymity of their forms. Recalling an architectural caryatid, the now iconic form of the present table lamp features the thoughtful detail and simplicity for which Giacometti’s decorative work is prized. The artist first conceived of his Tête de femme lamp in plaster around 1937, from which he later cast a version in bronze. The original plaster model of the lamp is now held in the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris." In the late 1970s, Nelson Rockefeller decided to create a line of reproductions that were marketed through catalogs in Neiman Marcus and Art Galleries. "The Nelson Rockefeller Collection" was a collection of important high quality furniture, art and objects created from the originals Rockefeller himself owned. Rockefeller's purpose for creating these reproductions "was for others to share the enjoyment of living with beautiful things."

Similar to:
Alberto Giacometti (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 31.5 in (80.01 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)Depth: 17 in (43.18 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Cast
Period:
1970-1979
Date of Manufacture:
1979
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Overall very good vintage condition. Some rub marks and losses to gilding see photos. The shade has been replaced.
Seller Location:
Miami Beach, FL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1946318297752