Étoile (Star)
Object type: Floor lamp
Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
Artist: Alberto Giacometti
Artist bio: Swiss, Borgonovo 1901–1966 Chur
Artist role: Designer
Artist nationality: Swiss
Date: originally designed ca. 1936; this example probably made ca. 1950
Medium: Bronze, paper
Dimensions: base: 58 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (148 x 39.4 cm)
shade: 14 x 22 in. (35.6 x 55.9 cm)
Classification: Lighting
Credit line: The Pierre and Maria-Gaetana Matisse Collection, 2002
Accession year: 2002