Lot Essay
Christie's would like to thank the Lalanne studio for their assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
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Property from a Private French Collection
FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)
'Pigeon', designed 1991
Details
FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)
'Pigeon', designed 1991
edited by Artcurial, Paris
number 638 from an edition of 900
patinated bronze, patinated copper, opaline glass
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high, 5 3/8 in. (14.8 cm.) wide, 10 ½ in. (26.5 cm.) deep
impressed with artist's monogram FxL and ARTCURIAL 638/900
'Pigeon', designed 1991
edited by Artcurial, Paris
number 638 from an edition of 900
patinated bronze, patinated copper, opaline glass
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high, 5 3/8 in. (14.8 cm.) wide, 10 ½ in. (26.5 cm.) deep
impressed with artist's monogram FxL and ARTCURIAL 638/900
Provenance
Private Collection, France
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
D. Abadie, Lalanne(s), Flammarion, Paris, 2008, p. 130 for a drawing, p. 131 for another example of this model
Les Lalanne, Deux sculpteurs au Musée des Arts Décoratifs, exhibition catalogue, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 18 March-4 July 2010, p. 114 for another example of this model
P. Kasmin, Claude & François-Xavier LALANNE: art, work, life, New York, 2012, n.p. for another example of this model
A. Danatt, François-Xavier & Claude Lalanne, In the domain of dreams, Rizzoli, New York, 2018, pp. 118-119 for another example of this model in the Lalanne workshop, Ury
Les Lalanne, Deux sculpteurs au Musée des Arts Décoratifs, exhibition catalogue, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 18 March-4 July 2010, p. 114 for another example of this model
P. Kasmin, Claude & François-Xavier LALANNE: art, work, life, New York, 2012, n.p. for another example of this model
A. Danatt, François-Xavier & Claude Lalanne, In the domain of dreams, Rizzoli, New York, 2018, pp. 118-119 for another example of this model in the Lalanne workshop, Ury
Christie's would like to thank the Lalanne studio for their assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.