Givenchy's Giacomettis to go under hammer in Paris
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Givenchy's Giacomettis to go under hammer in Paris
This file photo taken on September 25, 2013 shows French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy posing at the launch of the exhibition "Alaia" dedicated to French fashion designer Azzedine Alaia at the Galliera Palace in Paris. Hubert de Givenchy announced on January 7, 2017 in French newspaper Le Figaro that he will auction on March 6, 2017 artworks by Swiss sculptor and decorator Diego Giacometti at Christie's auction house. THOMAS SAMSON / AFP.



PARIS (AFP).- Sculptures and furniture by the Giacometti brothers are expected to raise up to seven million euros ($7.3 million) went they go under the hammer in Paris in March.

French designer Hubert de Givenchy is selling 21 works by the Swiss artist and decorator Diego Giacometti as well as a sculpture by his more celebrated brother, the artist Alberto Giacometti, said auction house Christie's.

The aristocratic Givenchy, founder of the fashion house that bears his name and who will turn 90 next month, told the French daily Le Figaro that he was getting rid of part of his personal collection at the Chateau du Jonchet southwest of the French capital.

"However, I am keeping some of my (Giacomettis) which are useful" to have around the house, he added.

Alberto Giacometti is best known for his elongated "thin men" sculptures, while his younger brother Diego, who died in 1985, is best remembered for his animal bronzes.

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