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Alberto Giacometti — Intérieur à Maloja
Alberto Giacometti

Intérieur à Maloja

1959

"Intérieur à Maloja" is a pencil drawing by Alberto Giacometti depicting an interior space in the Swiss Alpine village of Maloja, where the artist spent formative time. The work exemplifies Giacometti's characteristic linear style, with delicate, precise pencil marks constructing architectural forms and spatial relationships that convey both the physical environment and a sense of psychological introspection. Like much of his graphic work, the drawing balances representational clarity with an underlying anxiety about perception and the difficulty of capturing presence on paper.

Medium
pencil on paper

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February 19, 2025

Estimate: $18,000$25,000

Lot 236

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Alberto Giacometti, Intérieur à Maloja , 1959

"Intérieur à Maloja" is a pencil drawing by Alberto Giacometti depicting an interior space in the Swiss Alpine village of Maloja, where the artist spent formative time. The work exemplifies Giacometti's characteristic linear style, with delicate, precise pencil marks constructing architectural forms and spatial relationships that convey both the physical environment and a sense of psychological introspection. Like much of his graphic work, the drawing balances representational clarity with an underlying anxiety about perception and the difficulty of capturing presence on paper.

Medium
pencil on paper
Year
1959
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Surrealism, Maloja setting, 20th Century, Existential Mood, Contemplative, Modernism, Interior Landscape, Swiss Artist, Figurative, Oil on Canvas

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