Diego in a Jacket

Artist Herbert Matter (American, born Switzerland. Born April 25, 1907, Engelberg, Swit, 1907 - 1984)

DateNegative 1960-65; print 1978

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsSupport: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Mat: 19 3/4 × 23 3/4 in. (50.2 × 60.3 cm)

ClassificationsPhotograph

Credit LineGift in Honor of Norman S. Ives, Professor, Artist, Publisher and Friend of Herbert Matter, 2021

Object number2022.9.7

DescriptionHorizontal page with image of profile view of a sculpture of human head and shoulders looking to the left. Abstract depiction with very uneven surface. Lips are parted and hair forms a kind of hatchet shape at the back of the head.
eMuseum Notes

Emuseum Notes

Giacometti (1902-1985) was an artist and designer in his own right as well as the brother of sculptor Alberto Giacometti. The two had a close relationship and shared a studio in Paris, making Diego readily available in the role of model. Alberto made many sculpture busts of Diego in the early 1950s. The jacketed shoulders of this example forms a dense and heavily worked base that is largely edited out by the photographer, who concentrates on the almost geologic surface of the head. The protrusion of Diego’s nose, lips, and chin on one side are mirrored by the jagged shapes of his hair on the other side.

On View

Not on view

Terms