Art as Jewelry as Art
Art as Jewelry as Art
Attributed to Claude Lalanne
Claude Lalanne for Zolotas Necklace
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October 6, 04:53 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Attributed to Claude Lalanne
1924 - 2019
Claude Lalanne for Zolotas Necklace
1975, signed Zolotas, stamped with maker’s mark, numbered Z22, marked E.A. (artist's proof), stamped 950
gilded sterling silver choker necklace with a pair of lips at
center, likely a prototype for the full edition
Circumference: 14¾ in.; 37 cm.
Diameter: 4 11⁄16 in.; 11.9 cm.
Lips: 2⅜ by ¾ in.; 6 by 1.9 cm.
Iolas-Galerie, Zomboulakis, Athens
Acquired from above by present owner
Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne, Les Lalanne, Christian Fayt Art Gallery, Knokke-Heist, n. 27 for similar cast
Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s): The Monograph, Flammarion, Paris, 2008, p. 69 for earlier example
Louisa Guinness, Art as Jewelry: From Calder to Kapoor, ACC Art Books, Suffolk, 2018, p. 79 for earlier example
Claude Lalanne worked with Greek jeweler Zolotas to create a series of lip necklaces for which this is an artist's proof. Mouths and lips were a recurring motif in her sculpture and jewelry and she would use molds made from the mouths of her friends and clients to add apertures to jewels or sculptures like her famous Pomme Bouche. Her playful works are memorable, interesting, and the conversion of her iconic sculpture and statuary into wearable jewelry was an important step in her career.