
Art Institute of Chicago
Diego Seated in the Studio
Alberto Giacometti · 1950
Provenance
Ownership history
- Probably sold by Hanover Gallery, London, to Sir Edward (1906–1988) and Lady Hulton (1916–1995), London, by 1957 [London 1957]; sold to Marlborough Gallery, Vaduz, LI, June 18, 1981 [this and the following, December 9, 2022 email from Marlborough Gallery, copy in curatorial object file]; sold to Lefevre Gallery, London, Nov. 25, 1981; sold to Joanne T. Cummings, New York, Nov./Dec. 1981 [Dec. 13, 2022 email from Lefevre Fine Art Limited, copy in curatorial object file]; sold at Christie’s New York, Apr. 30, 1996, lot 17, to Sara Lee Corporation, Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1999.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- London, Tate Gallery, A Selection of Pictures, Drawing and Sculpture from the Collections of Sir Edward and Lady Hulton, Aug. 29–Sept. 18, 1957, cat. 14.
- Frankfurt Kunstverein, Sammlung Sir Edward and Lady Hulton, London, Feb. 19–April 4, 1964, cat. 18; Kunsthalle Barmen, Sept. 13–Nov. 15, 1964; Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van-Beuningen, Nov. 27,1964–Jan. 17, 1965; Munich, Städt Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Apr. 10– May 16, 1965; Dortmund, Museum am Ostwall, June 27–Aug.4, 1965, as Bildnis eines Mannes.
- Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Hulton Samlingen, July 9–Aug. 6, 1966, cat. 14, as Mansporträtt.
- Saint-Paul, France, Fondation Maeght, Alberto Giacometti, July 8–Sept. 30, 1978, cat. 135, as Portrait de Diego.
- London, Lefevre Gallery, Important XIX & XX Works of Art, June 4–July 11, 1981, cat. 12.
- Singapore Museum of Art, From Monet to Moore: the millennium gift of Sara Lee Corporation, Mar. 9–May 30, cat. 13; Canberra, National Gallery of Australia, June 11–Aug. 22; Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of Art, Sept. 12–Nov. 7, 1999; Portland Art Museum, Nov. 19, 1999–Jan. 23, 2000; The Art Institute of Chicago, Mar. 9–May 29, 2000 (catalogue dates Mar. 13–May 28, 2000, incorrect).
Literature
Published references
- John Rothenstein, A Selection of Pictures, Drawings and Sculpture from the Collections of Sir Edward and Lady Hulton, exh. cat. (London: The Tate Gallery, 1957), n.p., cat. 14.
- Max Huggler, Sammlung Sir Edward and Lady Hulton, London, exh. cat. (Wuppertal: J. H. Born, 1964), 9, cat. 18, 24, cat. 18 (ill.), as Bildnis eines Mannes.
- Max Huggler, Verzameling Hulton, exh. cat. (Rotterdam: Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, 1964), n.p., cat. 18 (color ill.), as Mansportret.
- John Rothenstein, Hulton Samlingen, exh. cat. (Stockholm: Moderna Museet, 1966), n.p. cat. 14, as Mansporträtt.
- Fondation Maeght, Alberto Giacometti, exh. cat. (Saint-Paul, FR: Fondation Maeght, 1978), 125, cat. 135 (color ill.), 194, as Portrait de Diego.
- Lefevre Gallery, Important XIX & XX Works of Art, exh. cat. (London: Lefevre Gallery, 1981), 3, 26, 27, cat. 12 (color ill.).
- Richard R. Brettel and Natalie Henderson Leel, Monet to Moore: The Millennium Gift of Sara Lee Corporation, exh. cat. (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999), 52, cat. 13, 53, (ill.).
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