SOLD
Winning Bid Undisclosed
This item SOLD at 2011 Jul 20 @ 17:35UTC+01:00 : BST/CET
Did you win this lot?
A full invoice should be emailed to the winner by the auctioneer within a day or two.
Please note that the auction starts at 5pm UK time and approx. 120-150 lots will be auctioned per hour.
ALBERTO GIACOMETTI 1901-1966
Borgonovo 1901-1966 Chur, Switzerland (Swiss)
Title: Portrait of the Writer Zdanevitch 'Iliazd' from Les Douze Portraits du Célèbre Orbandale, 1962
Technique: Original Etching on Rustic China paper
Paper Size: 34x 15.7 cm / 13.3 x 6.2 in
Image Size: 13.8 x 10.5 cm / 5.4 x 4.1 in
Additional Information: This original etching is hand numbered in pencil "3/30".
It is also inscribed in pencil "Tirage préliminaire/Cette plante seulement" (Preliminary stage/This plate only).
This is the third plate out of twelve of the publication "Les Douze Portraits du Célèbre Orbandale" that was issued by Ilizaz in 1962 and printed by Georges Visat.
In the last period of Giacometti's life portraits became one of his most favoured pictorial themes. These were not so much studies of specific individuals as a universal expression. He spoke often about their purpose: ' I draw what I see and the feelings that are aroused by what I see' and went on to explain how he preferred to draw or paint only the head of the figure as attempting to show the whole person diluted his vision of their inner being. 'All that I could do was to make a part which would stand for the whole'.
In 1962 he undertook to use his friend the writer and publisher Iliazd (Ilia Zdanevitch) as the model for a series of twelve portraits in etching. In these portraits the manner in which he used each stroke to cut down the shape of the head, seeming to pare it away almost before our eyes, and his exploitation of the delicacy but visual power of the etched stroke, reached a peak of achievement.
Provenance: Purchased by the previous owner at M. Knoedler, New York/Paris/London, September 1970. The original invoice will be provided.
Private collection, London.
Literature: LUST, Herbert, 1991. Giacometti. The complete graphics and 15 drawings. Catalogue Raisonne revised. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy.
Reference: Lust 164
Auction Location:
87 Heath street, London, NW3 6UG, United Kingdom
Previewing Details:
By appointment only
Contact details: +44 (0)20 7435 3340 or info@gildensarts.com
Buyer's Premiums:
| From (Incl.) | To (Excl.) | Premium |
| 0.00 |
Infinite |
12.5% |
Additional Fees:
Shipping Details:
World wide
Shipping charges apply depending on the destination
Payment Details:
No Info Available
Accepted Payment Methods:
- VISA
- Master Card
- AMEX
- Money Order/Bank Draft
- Check/Cheque
- PayPal
1. Gilden’s Arts has produced this Catalogue (below: “The Catalogue”) listing the art objects offered for sale, in their order of appearance at the auction. This Catalogue contains a description and photograph of each item and two price estimates.
2. The buyer’s registration to participate in the auction constitutes confirmation that the buyer has read the conditions of this document and has agreed to them.
3. Before making a decision to purchase any item in the Catalogue, the buyer must carry out an independent examination of all the details concerning the item.
4. Participation in the auction is conditional upon receiving an auction paddle from Gilden’s Arts.
5. A buyer who wishes to participate in the auction by telephone and/or by means of an authorized representative must contact Gilden’s Arts up to 24 hours before the auction and arrange the manner of participation in the auction and signature of the required forms.
6. A buyer who wishes to purchase an item without participating in the auction must complete and sign a bid form and deliver it to Gilden’s Arts before the day of the auction. Delivery of the bid form signed by the buyer shall be regarded as the buyer’s bid within the framework of the auction.
7. The auction shall be conducted by the auctioneer appointed by Gilden’s Arts.
8. The auctioneer may at any time add or remove an item from the auction and/or update the details concerning an item. All the updates shall be publicized on the day of the auction.
9. At the auctioneer’s strike of the hammer and declaration of the winning bid, the buyer whose bid has been declared the winner shall be regarded as having purchased the item at the price declared by the auctioneer (below: “the Winning Buyer” and “the Purchase Price”).
10. The Winning Buyer shall pay Gilden’s Arts the Purchase Price and in addition to the Purchase Price the Winning Buyer shall also pay Gilden’s Arts a commission in the amount of 12,5%, not later than 5 business days from the day of the declaration of the buyer’s bid as the winning bid.
11. Delay in making payment shall oblige the winning buyer to pay interest at the rate of 2% per month, without derogating from any right and/or relief available to Gilden’s Arts against the Winning Buyer because of delay in payment, which shall be regarded as material breach of the Winning Buyer’s obligations.
In the event the Winning Buyer has not yet fulfilled his obligations entirely within 14 days from the day of the auction, Gilden’s Arts shall be entitled to sell the item to another buyer, without derogating from any relief and/or right available to Gilden’s Arts due to the damage caused by the breach of the buyer’s obligations.
12. The Buyer must verify the authenticity of the item independently, and if he has proof that the item is a fake, he must furnish the Auction House with it within 30 days from the day of the auction and must at the same time return the item intact and in good order to the Auction House.
If the buyer’s allegation is proved to the satisfaction of the Auction House and he has returned the item as written above, he shall be entitled to receive back the consideration which he paid and any claims and/or demands by the buyer against the Auction House in this matter shall thereby be settled in a final and absolute manner. It has been made clear to the buyer and it is his duty to carry out the examination and to furnish proof of lack of authenticity at the time specified in this clause, as after such time the consideration shall be transferred to the seller and the Auction House cannot guarantee its return to the buyer.