Inscription: Signed and dated (lower right): Alberto Giacometti 1937
the artist (1937–47; in October 1947 to Matisse); Pierre Matisse, New York (1947–d. 1989; stock no. 1965); his widow, Maria-Gaetana Matisse, née von Spreti, New York (1989–d. 2001); Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Foundation (2002; gift to MMA)
New York. Pierre Matisse Gallery. "Alberto Giacometti: Exhibition of Sculptures, Paintings, Drawings," January 19–February 14, 1948, no. 14.
New York. Pierre Matisse Gallery. "Still Life and the School of Paris," December 1952, no. 10.
New York. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. "Alberto Giacometti," June 8–July 17, 1955, unnumbered cat. (lent by Mr. Pierre Matisse, New York).
Venice. Biennale. "XXXI Esposizione Biennale internazionale d'arte: Personale di Giacometti," June 16–October 7, 1962, no. 2.
Washington, D. C. Phillips Collection. "Alberto Giacometti: A Loan Exhibition," February 7–March 4, 1963, no. 41 (as "The Sideboard," lent by Pierre Matisse Gallery).
Paris. Centre Georges Pompidou. "Les réalismes 1919–1939," December 17, 1980–April 20, 1981, unnumbered cat. (p. 207).
Staatliche Kunsthalle Berlin. "Realismus: Zwischen Revolution und Reaktion 1919–1939," May 16–June 28, 1981, unnumbered cat. (pl. 403; as "Der Apfel [La Pomme]," lent by a private collection, New York).
Mexico City. Centro Cultural/Arte Contemporáneo. "Familia Giacometti: Giovanni (1868–1933), Augusto (1877–1947), Alberto (1901–1966), Diego (1902–1985)," April–June, extended to August 15, 1987, no. 61.
Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. "Alberto Giacometti: Skulpturen–Gemälde–Zeichnungen–Graphik," October 9, 1987–January 3, 1988, no. 63.
Washington, D. C. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution. "Alberto Giacometti, 1901–1966," September 15–November 13, 1988, no. 27.
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. "Alberto Giacometti: Sculptures, peintures, dessins," November 30, 1991–March 15, 1992, no. 67.
Andros. Museum of Modern Art, Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation. "Alberto Giacometti: Sculptures, peintures, dessins," June 28–September 6, 1992, no. 22.
New York. Acquavella Galleries. "Alberto Giacometti: A Loan Exhibition," October 27–December 10, 1994, no. 12.
Edinburgh. Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. "Alberto Giacometti, 1901–1966," June 1–September 22, 1996, no. 96.
London. Royal Academy of Arts. "Alberto Giacometti, 1901–1966," October 9, 1996–January 1, 1997, no. 96.
Munich. Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung. "Alberto Giacometti," April 17–June 29, 1997, no. 30.
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. "Alberto Giacometti," June 18–October 18, 1998, no. 30.
Barcelona. Centro cultural Caixa Catalunya, La Pedrera. "Giacometti," March 7–May 28, 2000, no. 38.
Kunsthaus Zürich. "Alberto Giacometti," May 18–September 2, 2001, no. 67.
Museum of Modern Art, New York. "Alberto Giacometti," October 11, 2001–January 8, 2002, no. 67.
New York. Pierpont Morgan Library. "Pierre Matisse and His Artists," February 14–May 19, 2002, no. 19.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Collection," May 18, 2004–June 26, 2005, no catalogue (checklist no. 18).
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Selections from The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Collection, Part 2," September 28, 2004–January 30, 2005, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Selections from The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Collection, Part 3," February 15–June 26, 2005, no catalogue.
Paris. Mona Bismarck Foundation. "Pierre Matisse, passeur passionné: Un marchand d'art et ses artistes," October 20, 2005–January 14, 2006, unnumbered cat. (p. 109).
Museo Picasso Málaga. "La Colección Pierre y Maria-Gaetana Matisse en The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nueva York," March 26–June 24, 2007, no. 15.
Humlebaek. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. "Cézanne and Giacometti: Paths of Doubt," February 20–June 29, 2008, no. 105.
Philadelphia Museum of Art. "Cézanne and Beyond," February 26–May 31, 2009, unnumbered cat. (p. 134).
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. "Derain, Balthus, Giacometti, une amitié artistique," June 2–October 29, 2017, no. 167 (as "Nature morte avec une pomme").
Jacques Dupin. Alberto Giacometti. Paris, 1962, p. 97, ill.
Alberto Martini. Alberto Giacometti. Milan, 1965, no. 1, ill.
Peter Selz. Alberto Giacometti. Exh. cat., Museum of Modern Art, New York. New York, 1965, p. 97, ill.
Andrew Forge. "On Giacometti." Artforum 13 (September 1974), p. 39.
John Russell. "Giacometti's Work on View at Sidney Janis Gallery." New York Times (January 10, 1976), p. 21.
Hans Hartmann. Alberto Giacometti, ein Klassiker der Moderne, 1901–1966: Skulpturen, Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Bücher. Exh. cat., Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur. Chur, Switzerland, 1978, p. 75, ill.
Jean Laude. "Introduction au climat d'avant guerre." Cahiers du Musée national d'art moderne no. 9 (1982), p. 24, ill.
Bernard Lamarche-Vadel. Alberto Giacometti. Paris, 1984, p. 77, 81, pl. 110.
James Lord. Giacometti: A Biography. New York, 1985, pp. 183–85, ill. p. 145.
Charles Juliet. Giacometti. New York, 1986, pp. 40–41, 43, ill.
Pierre Schneider. "The Four Giacomettis." Artforum 25 (April 1987), p. 104.
Jane Addams Allen. "Powerful Symbols, Textural Grace." Insight (October 10, 1988), p. 59, ill.
Yves Bonnefoy. Alberto Giacometti: A Biography of His Work. Paris, 1991, pp. 255–56, fig. 233 (French ed., Paris, 1991, pp. 254–56, fig. 233).
Yves Bonnefoy. "Giacometti: Le problème des deux époques." Connaissance des arts no. 478 (December 1991), pp. 34–35, ill.
Thierry Dufrêne. Alberto Giacometti: Les dimensions de la réalité. Geneva, 1994, pp. 108–9, 205, fig. 10.
Angela Schneider et al. Alberto Giacometti: Sculpture, Paintings, Drawings. Rev. ed. (1st ed, Berlin, 1987). New York, 1994, p. 79, pl. 36.
Maura Pozzati. Nel segno di Giacometti. Bologna, 1995, p. 53, fig. 6.
William Feaver. "The Unbearable Misery of Being...Alberto Giacometti." Observer Life (September 29, 1996), pp. 29–30, ill.
Reinhold Hohl. Giacometti: Eine Bildbiographie. Bonn, 1998, p. 90, ill.
Sabine Rewald in "Recent Acquisitions. A Selection: 2002–2003." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 61 (Fall 2003), p. 44, ill. (color).
Carol Vogel. "Met Gets Gift of 100 Works Collected by Son of Matisse." New York Times (February 27, 2003), p. B9.
Sabine Rewald in "Selections from the Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Collection." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 61 (Spring 2004), pp. 18–19, ill.
Véronique Wiesinger et al. L'atelier d'Alberto Giacometti: Collection de la Fondation Alberto et Annette Giacometti. Exh. cat., Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou. Paris, 2007, p. 313, fig. 453 (installation photo of Exh. New York 1948).
Sabine Rewald. The American Matisse: The Dealer, His Artists, His Collection. The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Collection. New York, 2009, p. 55, fig. 39, ill. p. 54.
Jacqueline Munck inDerain, Balthus, Giacometti, une amitié artistique. Exh. cat., Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Paris, 2017, pp. 127, 289, no. 167, ill. p. 129 (color).
Alberto Giacometti (Swiss, Borgonovo 1901–1966 Chur)
ca. 1951
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