Alberto Giacometti

1948

Brassaï

Associated Names
Brassaï

Artist, French, born Transylvania, 1899 - 1984

The sculpture being held by the man in the image depicts a long, outstretched human arm and hand. It appears to be predominantly white in color, with a texture suggesting it is made of plaster or a similar material. The sculpture is mounted on a small rectangular base, which he is holding in one hand, while the elongated arm extends horizontally in front of him. The depiction and material give the sculpture an abstract or unfinished impression. The studio is cluttered with canvases and artistic tools scattered behind and beneath him.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 29.3 x 21.9 cm (11 9/16 x 8 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.52.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, bequeathed to his wife, Gilberte, Paris, France; purchased with donated funds from the Collectors Committee by NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

  • Brassaï: The Eye of Paris, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1998-2000, no. 71.

Bibliography

1998

  • Brassaï: The Eye of Paris. Exh. cat. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1998-2000: no. 71.

Inscriptions

upper left verso in graphite: D7GB; upper center in black ink: tirage par Brassai l'apres le negatif original GB; upper center verso in graphite: 22 x 29 / Alberto Giacometti en 1948 / dans son atelier, rue Hippolyte Maindron / Paris 14e arrdt. / negatif perdu; center verso in blue ink: original; center verso in red ink: A.234.D; center right verso in graphite: 18/30; lower left verso: artist copyright stamp; lower right verso in graphite: 1en-3 sur [?] / avec mage de 2 / sure la cotes; lower right verso in black ink: A.234.D

Wikidata ID

Q64145490

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