Alberto Giacometti, Female Head, 1963, Lithograph

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Artist: alberto giacometti (1901-1966), d'après

title: "testa femminile" (female head)

year of ideation: 1962
year of print: 1963

in the … Read more Artist: alberto giacometti (1901-1966), d'après

title: "testa femminile" (female head)

year of ideation: 1962
year of print: 1963

in the original folder

total size: 56 x 45 cm
lithograph size: 50.2 x 32.4 cm

from the edition of 100

embossed seal (timbre-à-sec) by the publisher

this is an authentic print from 1963, not a later reproduction or giclée.
the present specimen belongs to the special edition of 100 published by einaudi in torino, italy.
numbered 99 in the edition page.

excellent condition, not trimmed, never framed

italian introduction:

one day, before my very eyes, a little girl handed him one of her drawings and, asking for an autograph, handed him a small notebook in exchange. Concerned about matching drawing for drawing, giacometti took the notebook and, without moving from his seat, began to draw in pencil what was before him: the long room in a series of rooms and, at the end, the table with the lamp and the objects therein. For hours he toiled, scratching, puncturing, tearing the sheets of paper, until he achieved, on the smallest space of paper available, the most satisfying result. The little girl, amazed, initially believed he didn't know how to get to the bottom of it, but soon, struck by his concentration, she understood that art could be a game superior to virtuosity.
the listing if for the authentic lithograph as described, in the original folder. The picture of the edition number is posted in order to show the limited edition only. This piece has an attribution mark,
i am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity
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