The Palace at 4 a.m.
Appearance
The Palace at 4 a.m. | |
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Artist | Alberto Giacometti |
Year | 1932 |
Type | Sculpture |
Dimensions | 63.5 cm × 71.8 cm (25.0 in × 28.3 in) |
Location | Museum of Modern Art, New York |
Owner | Museum of Modern Art |
The Palace at 4 a.m. is a 1932 surrealist sculpture by Alberto Giacometti. It is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.[1]
Giacometti said the work relates to "a period of six months passed in the presence of a woman who, concentrating all life in herself, transported my every moment into a state of enchantment. We constructed a fantastical palace in the night—a very fragile palace of matches. At the least false movement a whole section would collapse. We always began it again."[2]