Lot 149
  • 149

Claude Lalanne, née en 1925

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 EUR
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Description

  • Claude Lalanne
  • Fauteuil Crocodile, le modèle créé 1972, celui-ci réalisé en 1994
  • Estampillé Lalanne, monogrammé CL et numéroté 6/8 A sur l'assise

    'Crocodile', a bronze and patinated bronze armchair by Claude Lalanne, designed 1972, executed 1994. Signed and numbered 6 from the limited edition of 8

  • Bronze
  • Hauteur : 87 cm (34 1/4 in.) Largeur : 84 cm (33 in.) Profondeur : 60 cm (23 1/2 in.)
en bronze et bronze patiné

Literature

John Russell, catalogue exposition Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1975, pp. 70-71
Daniel Marchesseau, Les Lalannes, éd. Flammarion, Paris, 1998, p. 77
Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, catalogue d'exposition, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, 2007, p. 99
Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), éd. Flammarion, Paris, 2008, pp. 170-171 et 311 pour une photo représentant Max Ernst assis dans un fauteuil identique

Condition

Excellent état général. Quelques rares traces d'humidité (gouttes) sur l'assise. Pour tout renseignement ou image complémentaire sur ce lot, veuillez nous contacter au +33.1.53.05.52.81 Excellent overall condition. A highly impressive piece of high impact. Of good overall condition. Minor old marks and scratches in places consistent with age and use. Seat with a few minor old water marks and stains. Ready for display. Pour tout renseignement ou image complémentaire sur ce lot, veuillez nous contacter au +33.1.53.05.52.81
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