Lot Essay
Christie's would like to thank the Lalanne studio for their assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
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'Bélier', 'Transhumant' and 'Agneau' from the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series, 2002-2006
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FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)
'Bélier', 'Transhumant' and 'Agneau' from the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series, 2002-2006
Bélier: number 198 from an edition of 250, Transhumant: number 173 from an edition of 250, Agneau: number 235 from an edition of 500
epoxy stone, patinated bronze
Bélier: 37 in. (94 cm.) high, 40 in. (101.6 cm.) wide, 14.5 cm. (36.8 cm.) deep
Transhumant: 35 in. (89 cm.) high, 40 in. (101.6 cm.) wide, 14.5 in. (36.8 cm.) deep
Agneau: 20 in. (50.8 cm.) high, 24 in. (61 cm.) wide, 7 in. (17.8 cm.) deep
Bélier impressed LALANNE Landowski Fondeur 2002 198/250
Transhumant impressed LALANNE Landowski Fondeur 2005 173/250
Agneau impressed BLANCHET Fondeur 235/500
'Bélier', 'Transhumant' and 'Agneau' from the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series, 2002-2006
Bélier: number 198 from an edition of 250, Transhumant: number 173 from an edition of 250, Agneau: number 235 from an edition of 500
epoxy stone, patinated bronze
Bélier: 37 in. (94 cm.) high, 40 in. (101.6 cm.) wide, 14.5 cm. (36.8 cm.) deep
Transhumant: 35 in. (89 cm.) high, 40 in. (101.6 cm.) wide, 14.5 in. (36.8 cm.) deep
Agneau: 20 in. (50.8 cm.) high, 24 in. (61 cm.) wide, 7 in. (17.8 cm.) deep
Bélier impressed LALANNE Landowski Fondeur 2002 198/250
Transhumant impressed LALANNE Landowski Fondeur 2005 173/250
Agneau impressed BLANCHET Fondeur 235/500
Provenance
Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2008
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2008
Literature
D. Marchesseau, Les Lalannes, Paris, 1998, p. 37 for other examples of the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series
Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, exhibition catalogue, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York and Ben Brown Fine Arts, London, 2006, pp. 2-3 for other examples of the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series, 66-67 for other examples of the ''Bélier' and 'Transhumant'
D. Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, p. 188 for another example of the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series
Les Lalanne, Deux sculpteurs au Musée des Arts Décoratifs, exhibition catalogue, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 18 March-4 July 2010, p. 143 for other examples of the 'Bélier' and 'Transhumant'
P. Kasmin, Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne: art, work, life, New York, 2012, n.p. for other examples of the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series
A. Dannatt, François-Xavier & Claude et Lalanne, In the Domain of Dreams, New York, 2018, pp. 66-67 for other examples of the 'Bélier' and 'Transhumant', 86 for other examples of the 'Agneau', 180-181, 192, for other examples of the 'Agneau' and 'Bélier', 228 for another example of the 'Bélier', 254-255 for other examples of the 'Transhumant', 262 for another example of the 'Bélier'
C. Lalanne, F-M. Banier, Claude et François-Xavier LALANNE, vol. 1, Montreuil, 2018, pp. 40-41 for another example of the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series
C. Lalanne, F-M. Banier, Claude et François-Xavier LALANNE, vol. 2, Montreuil, 2018, pp. 48-49 for another example of the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series, p. 53 for other examples of the 'Transhumant' and the 'Agneau'
Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, exhibition catalogue, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York and Ben Brown Fine Arts, London, 2006, pp. 2-3 for other examples of the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series, 66-67 for other examples of the ''Bélier' and 'Transhumant'
D. Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, p. 188 for another example of the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series
Les Lalanne, Deux sculpteurs au Musée des Arts Décoratifs, exhibition catalogue, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 18 March-4 July 2010, p. 143 for other examples of the 'Bélier' and 'Transhumant'
P. Kasmin, Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne: art, work, life, New York, 2012, n.p. for other examples of the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series
A. Dannatt, François-Xavier & Claude et Lalanne, In the Domain of Dreams, New York, 2018, pp. 66-67 for other examples of the 'Bélier' and 'Transhumant', 86 for other examples of the 'Agneau', 180-181, 192, for other examples of the 'Agneau' and 'Bélier', 228 for another example of the 'Bélier', 254-255 for other examples of the 'Transhumant', 262 for another example of the 'Bélier'
C. Lalanne, F-M. Banier, Claude et François-Xavier LALANNE, vol. 1, Montreuil, 2018, pp. 40-41 for another example of the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series
C. Lalanne, F-M. Banier, Claude et François-Xavier LALANNE, vol. 2, Montreuil, 2018, pp. 48-49 for another example of the 'Nouveaux Moutons' series, p. 53 for other examples of the 'Transhumant' and the 'Agneau'
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Christie's would like to thank the Lalanne studio for their assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.