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Alberto Giacometti (UK: /ˌdʒækəˈmɛti/, US: /ˌdʒɑːk-/, Italian: [alˈbɛrto dʒakoˈmetti]; 10 October 1901 – 11 January 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker. Beginning in 1922, he lived and worked mainly in Paris but regularly visited his hometown Borgonovo to see his family and work on his art.

Below is a recent realized price for an Alberto Giacometti Paris sans fin 1969 of 250 item. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to these amounts or more for you:

Alberto Giacometti Paris Sans fin 1969 of 250. Sold for over $20,000.

Here are some ALberto Giacometti items we have sold in the past:

Alberto Giacometti Autograph Letter Signed — Extremely Rare Missive by the Famed Sculptor, Here Mourning the Death of His Father, the Painter Giovanni Giacometti

Alberto Giacometti autograph letter signed on black-bordered mourning stationery, dated 8 July 1933 shortly after the death of Giacometti’s father, the impressionist painter Giovanni Giacometti. Composed from Giacometti’s familial home in Maloja, Switzerland, he writes in black fountain pen to his childhood friend Alice Hirschfeld, translated from French in full, “Maloja, 8 July 8, 1933 / Dear Alice / Forgive me for not answering your very kind letter until today. I thank you for the beautiful memory you keep of my father and the empathy you have shown us. It is quite difficult for me to write -I can’t keep my thoughts focused on anything, I jump from one thing to another, from a memory here to a fact there, the days pass at a remarkable speed, and I seek to regain solid ground beneath my feet. I have to leave for Paris again Monday, but I will come back in 15 days and stay here until the fall. Are you not coming to Engadine this summer? I will perhaps see you on my way back from Paris if you are still in Zurich. / Very affectionately / Yours, Alberto. G.” Single page letter on bifolium stationery measures 5.875″ x 7.5″ as folded. Single fold, overall near fine condition. A very rare letter by the artist. Sold for $9,400.

Alberto Giacometti 1951 Autograph Letter Signed — ”…It is impossible for me to write you anything…of what I’m doing, I know absolutely nothing about it myself, all I can do is… be quiet…”

Alberto Giacometti autograph letter signed, composed on 7 October 1951 when Giacometti was making his most famous sculptures of elongated figures. Composed from Paris, Giacometti describes his intuitive and spontaneous creative process to his friend Alice Hirschfeld. Letter translates from French in full, ”Dear Alice, I have thought several times of writing to you, but it was impossible for me to do so; since my return I have been in the worst possible mood just about every day, rarely is it this bad in any case, and even now it’s still not that much better, just enough to write you a couple words.

I think you are probably in Italy, I imagine you dashing off from one city to the next, hopefully in the sun. And then I would be delighted to see you if you come to Paris, I hope soon. / It is impossible for me to write you anything of here or of what I’m doing, I know absolutely nothing about it myself, all I can do is… be quiet. / Very cordially, / your Alberto Gi. / 46 rue Hippolyte Maindron / Paris, 14th arrondissement”. Single page letter measures 7” x 11.25”. Fold and light toning, else near fine condition. A very rare letter by the artist at the height of his most creative and lasting work. Sold for $3,000.

Alberto Giacometti Autograph Letter Signed, c 1940’s

Alberto Giacometti autograph letter signed, dated only Sunday but likely from the early 1940s as Giacometti references his young nephew Silvio, and also World War II labor camps. Composed from Giacometti’s familial home in Maloja, Switzerland, he writes in black fountain pen to his childhood friend Alice Hirschfeld, translated from French in part,

“Maloja, Sunday / Dear Alice, thank you for your letters and for the postcard, and forgive me for not writing earlier. I would often think of doing it and I always carried your letter in my portfolio with the intention of responding, but you know I am very slow. I only returned to Maloja on Tuesday. The last stretch of time in Paris I had a lot of work and was unable to do anything else, plus it was so hot that I felt like I was in a labor camp, so impatient was I to finish so I could leave. Naturally, the first few days here I felt very tired, all I did was sleep, it’s only since yesterday that I’ve begun to feel alive a little again. I’ve found that little Silvio has developed a lot, so cute, I play with him all the time, and as for my mother, she is the only one taking care of the child, my brother-in-law and Diego are often up in the mountains, I will also maybe start doing some hikes, but I will also work a little. As you can see, nothing has changed with me, all these months have passed terribly quickly, and in one month I already have to be back in Paris, I have big things to finish before then, or rather for October 15, I regret not being able to stay here as long as I usually do. Will you stay at Chexbres the whole summer? Will you not stop by Maloja? And will you come to Paris in the fall? As you said?” Sold for $2,730.

Alberto Giacometti Autograph Letter Signed — Extremely Rare Missive by the Famed Sculptor, Here Mourning the Death of His Sister

Alberto Giacometti autograph letter signed, datelined Paris, 20 October 1937 shortly after the death of Giacometti’s sister Ottilia from complications resulting from childbirth. Giacometti writes in black fountain pen to his childhood friend Alice Hirschfeld, translated from French in full,

”Paris 20 October 1937 / My dear Alice / Thank you for your letter, which did me good, and forgive me for not writing you until now. I returned from Geneva yesterday morning, on Monday I called you near evening, but no one responded. I was unable to write or visit until yesterday. We are all still under the initial effect caused by this atrocious event, our Ottilia already leaving us, in the midst of a life that was lovely for her. Ottilia gave life to a little boy in good health, everything had gone very well, she was holding her baby in her arms, happier than she had likely ever been in her life, and then 8 hours later, even though there had been no cause for concern, she left us. The doctor found no reason for her death. Dear Alice, it is very difficult to write more to you today. My mother remains in Geneva with Francis, in about two weeks they will take the baby, who is very cute and whose name is Silvio, home with a nurse, and Diego and I will go to see them often. If you go to Geneva, you could go see my mother, who would be happy to see you.

Dear Alice, forgive me for this letter being so short, but I am altogether unable to write more. I will always be very happy to see you again. / With great affection / your Alberto”. Two page letter on bifolium stationery measures 5.375” x 7” as folded. Single fold and light uniform toning, overall near fine condition. A very rare letter by the artist. Sold for $2,375.

Alberto Giacometti Autograph Letter Signed re Sculpture

Alberto Giacometti autograph letter signed, with extremely rare content regarding his sculptures. Dated 5 March 1934 from Paris, he writes in black fountain pen to his childhood friend Alice Hirschfeld, translated from French in part, “Paris, March 5, 1934 / Dear Alice, Excuse my too-long silence, since I arrived I have thought every day of writing to you. Events and a kind of general dejection have prevented me from sending you news of myself. In Zurich you were infinitely kind; the more I see you, the happier I am to see you again, and I am expressing myself very poorly.” Sold for $2,200.

Alberto Giacometti Autograph Letter Signed From 1932 — ”…I’m finally working again and I’ve started several new things. I will have a solo exhibit this spring…”

Alberto Giacometti autograph letter signed, dated 5 February 1932 during Giacometti’s Surrealist period, with the artist referencing his first solo exhibit – at the Galerie Pierre Colle in Paris. Composed in black fountain pen to his childhood friend Alice Hirschfeld, Giacometti writes from Paris, translated from French in full,

”Dear Alice / Yesterday I received your letter here and I thank you very much, I was very happy to hear news from you. I left Maloja, where the weather was very nice, back on the 20th, passing through Italy (not Zurich) and southern France. I stopped in Monte Carlo, which is an amazing place, at least for an afternoon! I almost went to see the Russian ballet there, but then I didn’t feel like it, which is all for the best! Since I arrived here, I’ve had some very unpleasant days. I was in the worst mood ever and I was furious! Now you see, you weren’t alone in being melancholy! As of 2 or 3 days ago it’s been a bit better, a very little bit, I don’t know if I’ve just gotten used to it, but the result is that I’m finally working again and I’ve started several new things. I will have a solo exhibit this spring.

In Maloja I was better than ever, and I was shocked how well I was able to ski, without any fear at all, I couldn’t believe I had that much courage – that’s not generally one of my strengths! But since everything is possible, I truly should not be shocked by anything anymore! I’m writing this letter before noon, I’m always rather optimistic at this time of day, that changes toward evening and I generally end very poorly, and that may not be true anymore anyway! It’s truly so complicated, living, that I don’t have much time to read.

But I’m going to stop, I need to go out soon, I will write some more or, more likely, wrap up. / I cannot continue writing this letter to you now and I’m going to send it like this, I have so many things to do right now, but someday when I’m feeling well and in a good mood (anything can happen, even that) maybe I will continue it then. Be well, have fun* and accept my affectionate greetings / Alberto G. / *and definitely don’t have any more melancholy!” Three page letter on lined bifolium paper measures 5.375” x 8.25”. Light toning, and folds with small closed tear along fold on second page. Overall near fine condition. Sold for $1,563.

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Karl Bodmer Prince of Wied’s Travels in the Interior

Stunningly beautiful collection of 81 hand-colored aquatints by the Swiss artist Karl Bodmer, a complete collection from the illustrated travelogue, “Prince of Wied’s Travels in the Interior of North America”. Bodmer, who journeyed with the German Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied from 1833-34 along the Missouri River, produced what is considered the best depictions of the indigenous peoples and landscapes during the frontier era, an America then still unspoiled by western migration. Of the Native American tribes of the Great Plains that they encountered, Bodmer’s depictions of the Blackfeet and Mandan tribes are especially important as the populations of these tribes were greatly affected by the smallpox epidemic of 1837, thus making Bodmer’s work the last visual testament to their culture.

Prince Max, as he was called, chose Bodmer to accompany him on the expedition along the Missouri River to visually depict the scenes that the Prince would write about. The result is this collection: three volumes of text by the Prince and two volumes of aquatints by Bodmer, in the first Paris edition published by Chez Arthus Bertrand, 1840-43 (“Voyage dans l’interieur de l’Amerique du Nord”). Text volumes in French also include 37 wood-engraved illustrations, only lacking the map in completeness. The two complete volumes of illustrations include the large folio volume with 48 oversized hand-colored aquatints measuring approximately 24.5″ x 18″, and the quarto volume with 33 hand-colored aquatints measuring approximately 12.5″ x 10.25″. The complete set of 81 aquatints is magnificent in their display, a time capsule with their hand-coloring evoking the sense of awe and discovery of the expedition. All volumes are bound in half black morocco and blue paper-covered boards with gilt accenting, and with black morocco labels to illustrated volumes. Minor handling wear to volumes, with a few small repaired tears to plates, some plates supplied with variance to margins, minute toning and foxing, a few plates beginning to separate from binding. Overall a very good plus set with excellent display quality. Sold for $175,000.

Norman Rockwell Oil on Canvas Painting of Richard Nixon — The National Portrait Gallery Study for ”Mr. President (Richard Nixon)”, Painted in 1968

Norman Rockwell oil on canvas painting of Richard Nixon, signed ”Norman / Rockwell” at lower right. Painting is the study for ”Mr. President (Richard Nixon)”, which resides in the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, and was published in the 4 February 1969 issue of ”Look” magazine, captioned ”Weighed, yet buoyed, by the American past and present, Richard M. Nixon, 37th President, faces the future in this Rockwell portrait”.

Rockwell painted this study in late 1968 of then President-Elect Richard Nixon, a man whose portrait he found ”elusive” but whose features here are unmistakenly Nixon, revealing at the same time both the guardedness and warmth of the 37th President. As the premiere portraitist of the 20th century, one would expect no less from Rockwell. Oil on canvas measures 14” x 11”. Provenance is from Judy Goffman Fine Art of New York, and then subsequently the Charles E. Sigety Collection. Exhibited at the Mississippi Museum of Art in ”Norman Rockwell: The Great American Storyteller” from 2 March-15 May 1988, no. 64. Painting is in very good condition, with a stretcher bar mark along upper edge. Wax lined, with no inpainting. Sold for $125,000.

Jessie Willcox Smith Original Cover Art for ”Good Housekeeping” From November 1920 Entitled ”We Give Thee Thanks”

Beloved American illustrator, Jessie Willcox Smith original cover art for the November 1920 issue of ”Good Housekeeping” as well as the April 1922 issue of the UK edition, entitled ”We Give Thee Thanks”. Mixed media on illustration board measures 18.25” x 19”, showing two children praying before their meal. Signed ”Jessie Willcox Smith” at lower right. Artwork is one of Willcox Smith’s most memorable pieces, with limited edition lithographs even being made of it, a quintessential example of her work featuring two gently postured children in a moment of gratitude and familial warmth.

Jessie Willcox Smith was the exclusive cover artist for ”Good Housekeeping” from 1917-1933, and was the second woman inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame, followed shortly thereafter by Elizabeth Shippen Green and Violet Oakley, fellow members of the Red Rose Girls, a group of female artists who flourished during the Golden Age of Illustration. Very good condition with no restoration apparent under blacklight. Artwork was given to Anne Champe Orr, the needlework editor for ”Good Housekeeping”, and then by descent to consignor. Sold for $82,500.

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir Drawing — Portrait of a Young Girl ”Fillette”

French Impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir drawing, pen and ink with ink wash of a young girl with a hat, entitled ”Fillette”. The drawing, created circa 1882, is signed with the initial, ”R”. Renoir, who had been painting Parisian scenes for many years, saw his fame take off when, along with other Impressionist painters, including Monet, Degas and Cezanne, his work was represented in the first Impressionist Exhibition in 1874. He painted scenes of people at work and play, often painting women and girls. He was known for his free brush strokes and the warm sensuality present in the light and color of his palette. Two of Renoir’s most famous paintings, ”Luncheon of the Boating Party” and ”Girl With a Hoop”, were completed during the early 1880’s when this drawing was made. The drawing, measuring 5.5” x 7.75”, is in fine condition. With provenance from Sotheby’s. Also featured in: (1) page 171, Vol. II of ”Pastels & Drawings of Pierre-Auguste Renoir” by Ambroise Vollard. Paris: 1918; (2) page 568, Vol. II of ”Renoir. Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings, Pastels, Drawings and Watercolours 1882-1894” by Guy-Patrice & Michel Dauberville. Paris: 2009. Superb Renoir drawing.  Sold for $65,959.

Pablo Picasso “Le Dejeuner Sur L’herbe” (“Lunch on the Grass”), No. 517 — Stunning Plaque Created at Madoura Pottery Studios Measures 24″ x 20″ in Classic Picasso Style — Picasso’s Artist Proof

Unmistakably Pablo Picasso terre de faience (earthenware) plaque ”Le Dejeuner Sur L’herbe” (”Lunch on the Grass”) created at the famed Madoura pottery studio in the south of France, where Picasso collaborated the last 25 years of his life. Painted 24” x 20” plaque is Picasso’s own artist proof, apart from the very limited edition of 50 made by Picasso in his quintessential style in 1964. Inscribed ”Edition Editeur”, with both the Empreinte Originale de Picasso and Madoura stamps. Measures 24” x 20”. In very good plus condition with a few minute chips along verso of right edge. Number 517 in Alan Ramie’s ”Picasso, Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works, 1947-1971”. Sold for $55,125.

Dean Ellis Painting Commissioned for the Cover of Ray Bradbury’s Book ”The Illustrated Man” — From the Bradbury Estate

Artist Dean Ellis original ”Red Illustrated Man” painting commissioned for the cover art of Ray Bradbury’s ”The Illustrated Man”. Ellis’ depiction was used for the cover of the Bantam Books 1969 paperback edition of ”The Illustrated Man”. Composed in casein on illustration board. Painting measures 17” x 26.5” and is framed to an overall size of 26” x 35”. Near fine condition. With a COA from the Ray Bradbury estate. Sold for $45,894.

Andy Warhol 1965 Red ”Liz” Lithograph — Limited to Approximately 300

Andy Warhol lithograph of Hollywood superstar, Elizabeth Taylor. Made with acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas and limited to approximately 300. Warhol signs and dates the piece at lower right in black pen, ”Andy Warhol 65”. Simply titled ”Liz”, this red version is part of a series with different background colors. Warhol began his Taylor paintings in 1963 and used a publicity photo for the film ”Butterfield 8” as his source. Measures 22” x 22”. Matted and framed, measures 29” x 29”. Not examined out of the frame, but viewable portion is near fine. Sold for $42,250.

Charles Addams Signed Painting Personally Owned by Ray Bradbury — Selected to Become the Cover of Bradbury’s Book, ”From the Dust Returned”

”Addams Family” cartoonist and creator Charles Addams original 1946 painting personally owned by Ray Bradbury. True to Addams’ whimsical and macabre tone, painting depicts a landscape scene at twilight with a Gothic mansion overlooking a shore, and with ghoulish creatures and spirits ascending towards the house. Signed, ”Chas Adams” at upper right. Mixed media on illustration board was selected to be the cover image for Bradbury’s book, ”From the Dust Returned”, which was released in 2001. Painting measures 17” x 12” and is matted and framed to an overall size of 24” x 19”. Chip to frame, otherwise near fine. With a COA from the Ray Bradbury estate. Sold for $25,000.

Ray Bradbury Personally Owned Oil Painting, Titled ”Carnival” by Joseph Mugnaini — The Very First Mugnaini Painting Purchased by Bradbury & Which Ignited Their Professional Collaboration

Art by Joseph Mugnaini from the personal collection of Ray Bradbury, and indeed the painting which began the collaboration between the two creative men. Painting known as both ”Carnival” and “Caravan” is a nighttime scene depicting a train perched precariously high, filled with faceless figures, their arms raised in apparent cheering, waving pennant-style flags. The carnival theme is inextricable from Bradbury’s work, serving not only as the setting of his famous novel, ”Something Wicked This Way Comes”, but also as his inspiration to become a writer; Bradbury credits his interaction as a child with a carnival magician named ”Mr. Electrico”, who told him to ”Live Forever!”, as the impetus for his writing career. Painting, composed in oil on board, is circa 1952. Measures approximately 31” x 25”, matted and framed to an overall size of 36” x 30”. Frame shows wear but art appears near fine. With a COA from the Ray Bradbury estate. Sold for $23,153.

Robert Watson Painting Entitled ”The Martian Chronicles” — Used for the Cover Art of the 1953 Second Edition — Painting Owned by Ray Bradbury

Robert Watson painting entitled ”The Martian Chronicles”, as the artist provided this cover art for the book’s second edition, printed in 1953. Signed ”R. Watson” in paint at lower left, oil on canvas painting depicts a solitary human being, surrounded by decaying structural columns on a desolate landscape; this piece exactly matches the cover of the 1953 edition, with the exception that the book has a red background. With the artist’s name, painting title and ”Collection of Ray Bradbury” handwritten to verso. Painting measures 14” x 18”. Minor scratch to front, else near fine. With a COA from the estate of Ray Bradbury. Sold for $22,986.

Jasper Johns “Between the Clock and the Bed” Lithograph 

Jasper Johns lithograph entitled ”Between the Clock and the Bed”, printed in colors in 1989. Signed by Johns in pencil, dated and numbered 21/32, apart from the 11 artist’s proofs. Printed on HMP paper with Friends of the Philadelphia Museum watermark, and publisher’s blindstamp of ULAE (245) of West Islip, New York. Image measures 33.75” x 19.5”, framed to 51.5” x 39.25”. In very good condition with a few very small spots of foxing in margin and minor buckling, overall in very good condition. Sold for $18,000.

“Miss America 1925” Bronze Statue

1925 Howard Chandler Christy “Miss America 1925″ bronze statue. Sculpture of the 1925 Miss America winner, Fay Lanphier. Acting as a judge for that year’s competition, Christy sculpted this piece soon after Lanphier was crowned. Because of the statue’s undeniable likeness to Lanphier, the public reacted vociferously to its nudity; though Christy declared that Lanphier never posed for him. An exquisite piece of Miss America history from the pageant’s first year broadcast live on the radio. Sculpture, measuring 5″ x 16”, features a smooth, even patina. An intriguing piece in fine condition. Howard Chandler Christy original art in the form of a sculpture is rare. Sold for $4,520.

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Christopher Slatoff Statue Personally Owned by Ray Bradbury — Bradbury Collaborated With Slatoff on the Sculpture, Entitled ”Fr. Electrico”

Statue by the artist Christopher Slatoff of a man cradling a boy, personally owned by Ray Bradbury. Ceramic statue, entitled ”Fr. Electrico” was a collaboration between Bradbury and Slatoff and is based upon a childhood memory of Bradbury’s, where his father carried him home after a day spent at two circuses when Bradbury was 13. The statue has further meaning with ”tattoos” on the man’s back which have come to life, as they do in ”The Illustrated Man”. Of the statue, the artist has stated ”On another level Ray has become a second father to me, and the sculpture becomes him, with his stories and friendship carrying me. Ray’s creativity and friendship picking me up and carrying me is truly one of the most touching things that I have experienced in my life.” Statue has won the Gold Medal for sculpture at the California Art Club’s 97th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. Upon the base Slatoff writes, ”for Ray / with all my love, we did it – Chris Slatoff”. Statue measures 19” x 36”. With a COA from the Bradbury estate. Sold for $3,750.

Felix de Weldon WWII Bronze Sculpture — Engraved, “Well Done Motion Picture Industry”

Bronze WWII sculpture by Felix de Weldon, the famous sculptor of the Marine Corps War Memorial. De Weldon crafted this piece as a tribute to the motion picture industry during WWII. Sculpture is shaped like a film reel, with the Iwo Jima flag raising image in the center surrounded by seven scenes. Two globes flank the reel at the bottom, and a scroll running across is engraved, “Well Done Motion Picture Industry”. Scroll also bears the engraved signatures of de Weldon as the artist, James Forrestal as Secretary of Defense and Robert P. Patterson as Secretary of War. Measures approximately 14.5″ across, 15.75″ high and weighs 14 pounds. Some flaking to finish, else near fine. Sold for $3,411.

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