Lot 211
  • 211

FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE | Les Deux Grues

Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 EUR
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Description

  • François-Xavier Lalanne
  • Les Deux Grues
  • Each monogrammed FXL, numbered 6/8 A and 6/8 B and with foundry mark Chapon Paris on the underside of the tail
  • 26,5 x 26 x 7,5 cm ; 10 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 3 in and 33,5 x 24 x 9,5 cm ; 13 1/8 x 9 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.
  • designed in 1986, executed in 2008
patinated bronze

Provenance

Private collection, Paris, acquired directly from the artist

Literature

Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, Fragments, exhibition catalogue, Galerie Enrico Navarra and JGM Galerie, Paris, April - May 2000, p. 60
Paul Kasmin, Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, Art, Work, Life, New York, 2012, n.p.
Les Lalanne, 50 years of work, 1964 – 2015, exhibition catalogue, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, March 26 – May 2, 2015, p. 129
Adrian Dannatt, François-Xavier & Claude Lalanne, New York, 2018, pp. 118-119

Condition

Very good overall condition. The tallest crane presents with some light wear and tiny losses of patina on the wings, most likely inherent to some handling wear. The feet of both cranes present with some very light wear, consistent with gentle use.
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