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The Two Stools

A work made of etching on white wove paper.
© 2018 Succession Giacometti / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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  • A work made of etching on white wove paper.

Date:

1954

Artist:

Alberto Giacometti
Swiss, 1901-1966

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Alberto Giacometti

Title

The Two Stools

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.

Made 1954

Medium

Etching on white wove paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 26.1 × 20.8 cm (10 5/16 × 8 1/4 in.); Sheet: 50 × 39 cm (19 11/16 × 15 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. D. Milton Ratner

Reference Number

1972.1012

Copyright

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

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