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Copies of Heads of Chardin, Madame Chardin and Jacques-Louis David

A work made of graphite, with touches of stumping, on cream wove paper.
© 2018 Succession Giacometti / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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  • A work made of graphite, with touches of stumping, on cream wove paper.

Date:

1939

Artist:

Alberto Giacometti (Swiss, 1901-1966)
after Maurice-Quentin de la Tour (French, 1704-1788)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Alberto Giacometti

Title

Copies of Heads of Chardin, Madame Chardin and Jacques-Louis David

Place

Switzerland (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1939

Medium

Graphite, with touches of stumping, on cream wove paper

Inscriptions

Signed recto, lower right, in graphite: "Alberto Giacometti/1939"

Dimensions

27 × 20.9 cm (10 11/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Louis Goldenberg with balance from members of the Committee and Staff in honor of Mrs. Joseph Regenstein

Reference Number

1967.40

Copyright

© 2018 Succession Giacometti / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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