Lot 58
  • 58

FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE | Tête, unique, 1979

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description

  • François-Xavier Lalanne
  • Tête, unique, 1979
  • 5 x 5 x 6 cm ; 2 x 2 x 2 3/8 in.
patinated bronze ; branded François X Lalanne, monogrammed FXL, dated 79 and numbered 1/1 on the underside

Literature

For views of La Tête and sketches of la Tête Maison :
Les Lalanne, exhibition catalogue, Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, June 1975, pp. 83-89
Robert Rosenblum, Les Lalanne, Geneva, 1991, p. 109
Daniel Marchesseau, Les Lalanne, Paris, 1998, p. 45
Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, pp. 250-253 and 255-257
Paul Kasmin Gallery, Les Lalanne, Fifty years of work, 1964-2015, New York, 2015, p. 33

Condition

Very good overall condition. The surface with very light tarnishing of the gilt and very light oxidation, consistent with age and use. Remnants of a previous paper label on the underside. A few minute traces of polish in the recessed areas, partially visible in the catalogue illustration.
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