Alberto Giacometti
Pair of Chenets

Pair of Chenets

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Pair of Chenets
Pair of Chenets
CultureSwiss
Titles
  • Pair of Chenets
  • Pair of Andirons
Datedesigned 1933, made 1939
Made inFrance
MediumGilt bronze and iron
DimensionsEach: 13 1/4 × 11 1/2 × 14 7/8 in. (33.7 × 29.2 × 37.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund and the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors, in honor of Gary Tinterow
Object number2020.353.1,.2
Non exposé

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ProvenanceCommissioned directly from the artist by Jean-Michel Frank for Nelson Rockefeller, 1939; [Sotheby's, New York, November 19, 2020]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Each impressed on back: AG08 / MADE IN FRANCE
Each impressed on bottom: MADE IN FRANCE
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