Alberto Giacometti

New buy today and would like your comments on it . thanks

 

Certainly intriguing. Signature bears some similarities but also some differences. I also don't think the work matches stylistically. Back inscription makes me think the piece is more of a tribute piece. Perhaps a work by a student after a piece held by SFMOMA

What is the red splotch?

 

I think the red is to be a seal or the remains off a seal . Here's a close up from the A in the painting and as to be seen looks like made when the paint was still wet . So painting and autograph looks to made in the same session when painted ?

 

Contact the museum and ask them.

 

Good idea and will do that later today .............E-mail send to San Francisco so now have to wait