The Dog

Date1951

Maker Alberto Giacometti Swiss, 1901-1966

Object number2000.220

ProvenanceCollection Lefevre-Foinet, Paris; Jeffrey H. Loria & Co., New York; Jon and Mary Shirley, Medina, Washington; partial and promised gift to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington

Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen

Exhibition HistoryNew York, New York, Acquavella Galleries, Alberto Giacometti, Oct. 27 - Dec. 10, 1994. Cat. no. 40, reproduced p. 70. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, SAM at 75: Building a Collection for Seattle, May 5 - Sept. 9, 2007. Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver Art Gallery, Alberto Giacometti: A Line Through Time, June 15 - Sept. 29, 2019. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure, July 14 - Oct. 9, 2022.Published ReferencesIshikawa, Chiyo, ed. A Community of Collectors: 75th Anniversary Gifts to the Seattle Art Museum. Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 2007, illus. p. 104.

Credit LinePartial and promised gift of Jon and Mary Shirley, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum

Dimensions18 1/8 x 38 1/4 x 6 in. (46.0 x 97.2 x 15.2 cm)

MediumBronze with dark gray patina