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FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)
Mouton de Pierre
incised with the artist’s signature and date 'LALANNE 84' (to the proper left ear)
epoxy stone and patinated bronze
34 x 36 5/8 x 15 3/4in. (86.5 x 93 x 40cm.)
Executed in 1984, this work is from an edition of two hundred and fifty plus thirty artist’s proofs
Provenance
Christian Fayt Art Gallery, Knokke-Heist.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
Les Lalanne, exh. cat., Knokke-Heist, Christian Fayt Art Gallery, 1984, no. 20 (others from the edition illustrated in colour, unpaged).
M. Ernould-Gandouet, 'Les Lalanne dans la nature', in L'oeil, vol. 434, September 1991, p. 60 (others from the edition illustrated in colour, installation view at Château de Chenonceau in 1991, p. 61).
D. Marchesseau, Les Lalanne, Paris 1998 (others from the edition illustrated in colour, installation view at Château de Chenonceau in 1991, p. 146).
D. Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris 2008 (others from the edition illustrated in colour, pp. 186-187, 322 and 325; installation view at Château de Chenonceau in 1991, illustrated in colour, pp. 190-191 and 335; installation view at Galerie Daniel Templon in 1985, p. 326).
Les Lalanne, exh. cat., Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 2010 (others from the edition illustrated, installation view at Château de Chenonceau in 1991, p. 142).
A. Dannatt, François-Xavier & Claude Lalanne In the Domain of Dreams, New York 2018 (another from the edition illustrated in colour on the front cover, pp. 18 and 84-85; installation view at Château de Chenonceau in 1991, illustrated in colour, pp. 195-196).
Exhibited
Nemours, Musée de Nemours, Les Lalanne, 1983 (others from the edition exhibited).
Paris, Galerie Daniel Templon, Claude et François-Xavier Lalanne Oeuvres Récentes, 1985 (others from the edition exhibited).
St. Louis, Greenberg Gallery, Les Lalanne, 1986 (others from the edition exhibited).
Chenonceau, Château de Chenonceau, Les Lalanne, 1991 (others from the edition exhibited, illustrated in colour on the front cover; installation view illustrated, p. 76; installation view at Musée de Nemours in 1983, illustrated, p. 122; installation view at Greenberg Gallery in 1986, illustrated, p. 127).
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