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Diego Giacometti, Le Crapaud, c. 1970
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Description
Diego Giacometti (Swiss, 1902-1985), dark brown patinated cast bronze frog, impressed signature "Diego" and stamped roman numeral "X" to underside, 2"h x 5"w x 5"d
Condition
Good, nice surface, generally even patination with a verdigris tinge on underside, white surface corrosion spots to undersides of feet
Provenance
From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw; acquired from James Lord (as reported by Eugene Thaw)
Literature
James Lord, biographer and recognized authority on Alberto and Diego Giacometti, was a close family friend of the Thaws -- Art dealer, connoisseur, and philanthropist Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018) was widely considered to be among the world's greatest collectors of European master drawings, French Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and an early advocate of the American Abstract Expressionists. One of the most respected art dealers of his day, he is credited with placing hundreds of major works into museums around the world, and was the founding member and past president of the Art Dealers Association of America.
