Art as Jewelry as Art
Art as Jewelry as Art
Claude Lalanne
Le Collier Mimosa
Lot Closed
October 6, 04:58 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 20,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Claude Lalanne
1925 - 2019
Le Collier Mimosa
circa 1990, edition 92/250, stamped C. LALANNE, manufacturer's mark ARTCURIAL, with maker's and gold marks
gilt bronze choker in galvanized metal
Diameter: 4¾ to 5 in.; 12 to 12.6 cm.
Height: 7 by 4⅞ in.; 18 by 12.5 cm.
Private Collection, United States
For her first 2017 spring haute couture show for Christian Dior, designer Maria Grazia Chiuri asked Claude Lalanne to make the jewelry. On ethereal bodies clad in evening dresses of changing colors, the artist laid flowers, brambles, and butterflies. In the same vein as this Le Collier Mimosa necklace and others of her oeuvre, they are miniature sculptures that take inspiration from the Art Nouveau style and from all sources in nature.