'Ginkgo' Dining Table, 1999

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CLAUDE LALANNE (1925-2019)
'Ginkgo' Dining Table, 1999
gilt bronze
28 1/8 in. (71.5 cm) high, 56 1/8 in. (142.5 cm) diameter
monogrammed CL, stamped LALANNE, dated 1999, numbered 1/8 and 160

Provenance

Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1999

Literature

D. Marchesseau, The Lalannes, Paris, 1998, pp. 130-131
W. Peterson, ed., François-Xavier & Claude Lalanne: Dreams for the Light of Day, exh. cat., Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, 2000, p. 51
Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, exh. cat., Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York and Ben Brown Fine Arts, London, 2006, pp. 16-17, 46, 94-95
D. Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, pp. 266-267
P. Kasmin, Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne: Art, Work, Life, New York, 2012, n.p.
A. Dannatt, François-Xavier & Claude Lalanne: In the Domain of Dreams, New York, 2018, pp. 144-145, 167-169, 220-223

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Lot Essay

The furniture of Claude Lalanne often balances on the border of functionality and decoration. Claude designed furniture that was as useful as it was beautiful by drawing inspiration from the organic components commonly found in the world around her. The suite of 'Ginkgo' furniture created by Claude exemplifies this duality. The sculptural furniture transforms ordinary flora, from the artist's home in Ury, France into elements that bend and shape themselves into a form that resembles something familiar. This set was installed in the home of the current owner under the supervision of the artist.

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