FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE | Crapaud armchair

2005white polyesterMonogrammed F.X.L and numbered 4/250 B on the seat

CGB Galerie, Honfleur

Les Lalannes, exhibition catalogue, Galerie Iolas, Paris, October 1967, n.p. John Russell, Les Lalannes, Paris, 1975, pp. 72-73
Les Lalanne, exhibition catalogue, Musée d'Agen, Agen, September-October 1976, cover
Robert Rosenblum, Les Lalanne, Geneva, 1991, pp. 77 and 115
Daniel Marchesseau, Les Lalanne, Paris, 1998, p. 38
Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, pp. 96-97, 302 and 339
Les Lalanne, exhibition catalogue, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, March 17 – July 4, 2010, pp. 14, 44-45 et 48-49
Les Lalanne, 50 years of work, 1964 – 2015, exhibition catalogue, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, March 26 – May 2, 2015, pp. 4, 31, 83 and 105
Adrian Dannatt, François-Xavier & Claude Lalanne, In the Domain of Dreams, New York, 2018, pp. 5, 64, 74-75, 195 and 262

Good overall condition. The surface presents with surface soiling, scattered surface scratches, a few scratches, a few scuffs and a few rare and small losses of paint, all consistent with age and use. There are scattered black light marks and scattered surface stains, concentrated to the lower portions of the frog and to the sides. Along the hinges of the seat : some small cracks and a few small chips of white paint. Some scuffs and superficial losses of paint along the edges of the seat, consistent with use. The seat and the backrest presents with significant soiling. The underside of the frog is empty and there are chips of resin and cracks along the edges of the opening, consistent with age and use.
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