The bronze sculpture is modelled on Giacometti or his brother Diego and stands at 25 1/2 inch (65 cm), making it one of the largest of his works.

From the side the profile is full-bodied and dramatically silhouetted, completely contradicting the frontal view.Grande tête mince had an estimated value of $25–$35 million.

[1][2] Just three months earlier Giacometti's L'Homme qui marche I had been auctioned by Sotheby's for $104.3 million, by far the highest sale price for a sculpture and at the time the most valuable work of art.

[3][4] For a time Grande tête mince was the property of the Pierre Matisse Gallery in New York, before being sold to Sidney and Frances Brody on 19 May 1955.

[5] Christie's won the rights to auction 27 of their works of art, selling them under the title "Property from the Collection of Mrs. Sidney F. Brody" on 4 May 2010.