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Collections

Alberto Giacometti
Woman of Venice VIII1956

On view:
Broad Contemporary Art Museum, floor 3
Tall, narrow bronze sculpture of a standing human figure with deeply textured surface, extremely elongated form, and dark brownish-black patina, mounted on a rough rectangular base
Artist or Maker
Alberto Giacometti
Title
Woman of Venice VIII
Place Made
Switzerland
Date Made
1956
Medium
Bronze, cast number 1/6
Dimensions
48 x 13 1/4 x 5 5/8 in. (121.9 x 33.6 x 11.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Harry and Yvonne Lenart in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary
Accession Number
M.91.20
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Provenance
The artist (1901-1966); [Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York]; sold 1957 to Harry (1900-1984) and Yvonne (1915-2010) Lenart, Los Angeles; given in 1991 to LACMA.
Selected Bibliography
  • Barron, Stephanie. Acknowledgments, or Every Label Tells a Story. Los Angeles: Art Catalogues: LACMA, 2017.