"Flambeau" (Torch)
Object type: Table lamp
Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
Artist: Alberto Giacometti|Diego Giacometti
Artist bio: Swiss, Borgonovo 1901–1966 Chur|Swiss, Borgonovo 1902–1985 Paris
Artist role: Designer|Maker
Artist nationality: Swiss|Swiss
Date: originally designed ca. 1935; this example probably made ca. 1950
Medium: Bronze, paper
Dimensions: base: 17 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. (44.8 x 14 cm)
shade: 12 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (32.4 x 45.1 cm)
Classification: Lighting
Credit line: The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Collection, 2002
Accession year: 2002