The Table before the Dormer Window

1950

Alberto Giacometti

Associated Names
Alberto Giacometti

Artist, Swiss, 1901 - 1966

The image shows a sketch of a table with loosely drawn vases or objects on top. The sketch is done in soft gray pencil on a light beige background. The table occupies the lower half of the image, with the objects placed centrally on top. The sketch extends slightly into the upper half of the image.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. H. Lawrence Herring; by inheritance to John D. Herring and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Herring.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 382-383, color repro.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 84.

Bibliography

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.382.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 84.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Alberto Giacometti / 1950; by later hands, lower left verso in graphite: HH / 41-17 3/4 x 23- 2"even; upper right verso in graphite: 27215 A

Wikidata ID

Q64533999

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