FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE | Brebis and Bélier from the Nouveaux Moutons series

1998-2000patinated bronze and epoxy stoneThe brebis monogrammed FxL, stamped LALANNE, dated 2000, numbered 222/250 and with the foundry mark Landowski Fondeur under the muzzle, the bélier monogrammed FxL, stamped LALANNE, dated 1998, numbered 151/250 and with the foundry mark Landowski Fondeur under the muzzle

Private collection, New York

Daniel Marchesseau, Les Lalanne, Paris, 1998, p. 37
Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, p. 188
Paul Kasmin, Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, New York, 2012, n.p.
Les Lalanne, Fifty years of work, 1964 – 2015, exhibition catalogue, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, March 26 – May 2 2015, pp. 13, 71, 77, 88-89, 106-109 and 146
Adrian Dannatt, François-Xavier & Claude Lalanne, In the Domain of Dreams, New York, 2018, pp. 66-67, 180-181, 192, 228 and 262
François-Marie Banier and Jean-Gabriel Mitterand, François-Xavier Lalanne, Montreuil, 2019, pp. 40-41
François-Marie Banier and Jean-Gabriel Mitterand, La maison-atelier de Claude et François-Xavier Lalanne, Montreuil, 2019, pp. 11, 12, 17, 48-49 and 53  

Good overall condition, consistent with age and use. The patinated bronze presents with some handling wear, scattered oxidation traces and some vert-de-gris traces on the heads, and with significant wear and oxidation on the legs, as visible on the catalogue illustration. The bottom of the legs present with significant wear to the patina, as visible on the catalogue illustration. All of it seems to be inherent to previous external use. The epoxy stone is in excellent condition with very few light stains and some irregularities inherent to the making.
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