L'Homme au doigt
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L'Homme au doigt is a famous bronze sculpture by Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti, depicting an elongated, emaciated male figure pointing outward in his signature existential style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| L'Homme au doigt canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
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sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
iconic work of 20th-century sculpture
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one of Alberto Giacometti's most famous works ⓘ |
| artist | Alberto Giacometti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castingTechnique | lost-wax casting ⓘ |
| color | dark bronze ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| creator | Alberto Giacometti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthPlace | Borgonovo, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorMovement |
Existentialism
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Modern art ⓘ Surrealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| depictionCharacteristic |
attenuated body
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elongated limbs ⓘ rough surface texture ⓘ |
| depicts |
male figure
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pointing figure ⓘ standing human figure ⓘ |
| genre |
existential art
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figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| height | about 1.8 metres ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| medium | bronze ⓘ |
| movement |
Existentialism
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Modernism ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Alberto Giacometti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | post-World War II art ⓘ |
| recordHeld | most expensive sculpture sold at auction as of 2015 ⓘ |
| saleDate | May 11, 2015 ⓘ |
| salePrice | approximately 141 million US dollars ⓘ |
| significantEvent | record-breaking auction sale in 2015 ⓘ |
| soldAtAuction | Christie's New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
elongated figures
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emaciated figures ⓘ |
| subjectGender | male ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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existential isolation ⓘ human condition ⓘ |
| title |
L'Homme au doigt
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The Pointing Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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