Lot 223
  • 223

François-Xavier Lalanne

Estimate
50,000 - 60,000 EUR
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Description

  • Tortue topiaire I, 1992
  • Signé FXL Lalanne
  • bronze
  • 50 x 76 x 123 cm (19 1/2 x 30 x 48 1/2 in.)
en cuivre patiné, la carapace formant topiaire, sur roulette

Provenance

Collection privée, Belgique

Literature

Daniel Marchessau, Les Lalanne, Paris, 1998, p. 108 pour une version différente 
Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, pp. 176-177

Condition

Bon état général. Traces d'oxydation sur la surface du métal, plus importantes sur le pourtour de la carapace formant topiaire. Quelques infimes rayures sur la surface. Les roulettes fonctionnent. Good overall condition. Traces of oxidation on the surface, more important on the edges of the shell forming topiary. Some tiny scratches on the surface. The wheels work.
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