Portrait of a Seated Man

Art © Alberto Giacometti Estate/Licensed by VAGA and ARS, New York, NY

Portrait of a Seated Man

Currently not on view

Portrait of a Seated Man,

1956, published May 1961

Alberto Giacometti, Swiss, 1901–1966
Published by Galerie Maeght
2006-83

Information

Title
Portrait of a Seated Man
Dates

1956, published May 1961

Maker
Alberto Giacometti
Published by Galerie Maeght
Medium
Transfer lithogragh on smooth white wove paper
Dimensions
38 x 27.9 cm. (14 15/16 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Richard R. Schellenberger, Class of 1946
Object Number
2006-83
Place Made

Europe, Switzerland

Culture
Swiss
Type
lithographs, prints
Materials
wove paper
Techniques
transfer printing, lithography
Subject
figures (representations), men, portraits, sitting

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