QS 166

February 6th, 2010 by comfortably (and technically) dumb Leave a reply »

A was in the news recently. Who? Why?
B shows the painting of him by X. X?

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B
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Cracked in bits and pieces by John, Debasish, Achaiah, Rahul, nooney, arun, Pooch and Rithwik
Answer:
A – Alberto Giacometti : His L’Homme qui marche I, a life-sized bronze sculpture of a man, became one of the most expensive works of art and the most expensive sculpture ever sold at auction on February 3, 2010 when it sold for £65 million at Sotheby’s, London.

B – His portrait, painted by fis father Giovanni Giacometti

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8 comments

  1. John Rebus says:

    A is Alberto Giacometti, the Swiss sculptor. One of his works was recently sold for a whopping £65 million at Sotheby’s which is the biggest auction ever to take place there.

    X is I think a self-portrait. If not, it should be his dad, Giovanni Giacometti.

  2. Debasish says:

    Alberto Giacometti
    Giovanni Giacometti

  3. Achaiah says:

    Alberto Giacometti’s sculpture recently broke a record for a work of art in Sothebys.
    The potrait looks like a self potrait – are A and X the same ?

  4. Rahul says:

    Alberto Giacometti. In news because his painting fetched record 65 million pounds in Sotheby’s recently. X is also Alberto Giacometti as it is a self-portrait.

  5. nooney says:

    l’homme qui marche , walking man . most expensive piece of art .

  6. arun says:

    Giacometti- his walking man sculpture fetched a mere 58 mill.

  7. Pooch says:

    Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, who recently made news when one of his works ‘Walking Man’ became the most expensive artwork sold at an auction.
    Below is his self portrait.

  8. Rithwik says:

    Alberto Giacometti : L’Homme qui marche I, a life-sized bronze sculpture of a man, became one of the most expensive works of art and the most expensive sculpture ever sold at auction on February 3, 2010 when it sold for £65 million at Sotheby’s, London

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