Bust of Diego, 1961
Buste de Diego
The bust was created by casting the initial clay model using a two-part negative plaster mould (lost mould). The surface displays no evidence of further working. From 1962, the plaster served as a template for bronze casts using the sand casting method.
- Material
- Plaster
- Dimensions
- 34.3 x 39.5 x 15.3 cm
- Creditline
- Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, Donated by Bruno and Odette Giacometti, 2006
- Object number
- GS 330
- Provenance
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- Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft | Kunsthaus Zürich (Museum), ab 2006, Leihgabe
- Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung (Sammlung), 2006, Geschenk
- Bruno und Odette Giacometti, Nachlass
- Alberto Giacometti