Head of Diego, c. 1914
Kopf Diego
The head was modelled directly in Plasticine. It served as the template for two plaster casts using a multi-part plaster negative mould (plaster piece-mould).
Two further plaster casts were made in 1979 for documentary purposes, using silicone moulding.
- Material
- Plasticine
- Dimensions
- 26.3 x 11.4 x 13.4 cm
- Creditline
- Kunsthaus Zürich, Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung, Donated by Bruno and Odette Giacometti, 2006
- Object number
- GS 281
- Provenance
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- Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft | Kunsthaus Zürich (Museum), ab 2006, Leihgabe
- Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung (Sammlung), 2006, Geschenk
- Bruno und Odette Giacometti, bis 2006, Nachlass
- Alberto Giacometti