DIEGO GIACOMETTI (Swiss 1902-1985). Chat maître d'hôtel . Bronze with brown patina. 12 inches (30.5 cm). Inscribed on ba...

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DIEGO GIACOMETTI (Swiss 1902-1985)
Chat maître d'hôtel
Bronze with brown patina
12 inches (30.5 cm)
Inscribed on base: Diego

Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from James Lord.

Diego and his brother, Alberto, worked together most of their lives. Diego's sobriety and balance were the perfect reflection of Alberto's extroverted ways. Diego had a passion for animals, both wild and domesticated. Late in his life, after the death of Alberto, he returned to his childhood passion and modeled animals in expressive forms.

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