Important Design
Important Design
François-Xavier Lalanne
Le Métaphore (Canard-Bateau)
Auction Closed
December 10, 11:19 PM GMT
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
François-Xavier Lalanne
Le Métaphore (Canard-Bateau)
2002
artist's proof 4 from an edition of 8 plus 4 artist's proofs
executed by Clementi Fondeur, Meudon, France
cast iron, copper-manganese alloy, ebonized wood
signed LE METAPHORE, monogrammed FXL, impressed CLEMENTI FONDEUR and numbered E.A. IV/IV
12 1/4 x 21 x 6 1/2 in. (31.1 x 53.5 x 16.5 cm)
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Les Lalanne à Bagatelle, exh. cat., Les Jardins de Bagatelle, Paris, 1998, p. 41
Lalanne, Sculptures 1968-2005, exh. cat., JGM Galerie, Paris, 2005, pp. 13-15
Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, pp. 240-242
"Les Lalannes," Connaissance des Arts: Les Lalanne, March 2010, p. 28
Lalanne, Sculptures 1968-2005, exh. cat., JGM Galerie, Paris, 2005, pp. 13-15
Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, pp. 240-242
"Les Lalannes," Connaissance des Arts: Les Lalanne, March 2010, p. 28