MOMA has Giacometti’s L’homme au doigt in its collection. So does the Tate. You could too.

Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), L'homme au doigt, 1947. Signed and numbered 'A Giacometti 6/6'. Inscribed with foundry mark 'Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris'. Bronze with patina and hand-painted by the artist. Height: 69 7/8 in. (177.5 cm.) © The Estate of Alberto Giacometti (Fondation Giacometti, Paris and ADAGP, Paris), licensed in the UK by ACS and DACS, London 2015

UPDATE, 6/9/15: According to the New York Times, 2015’s buyer of Pointing Man—and Chariot in 2014—was hedge fund manager, Steven A. Cohen. Cohen grew up in Great Neck, New York—his father was a dress manufacturer in Manhattan’s garment district; his mother was a part-time piano teacher. He has 7 other brothers and sisters. It appears that… Continue reading MOMA has Giacometti’s L’homme au doigt in its collection. So does the Tate. You could too.

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