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Francois-Xavier Lalanne Figurative Sculptures

French, 1927-2008

François-Xavier Lalanne was born in 1927 in Agen. After the war, he moved to Paris where he studied at the Académie Julian to become a painter. On the occasion of his first exhibition at the Cimaise Gallery in Paris in 1952, Lalanne met Claude Dupeux (Lalanne), his future wife. After meeting her, he gave up painting and started working with her. 

The first joint exhibition for Claude and François-Xavier, titled "Zoophite," took place in 1964 at the J. Gallery. They revealed their creations — hybrids of sculptures and everyday objects. In 1966, they introduced themselves under the name Les Lalanne

The two artists each created their own works but shared a common universe inspired by the animal and plant world and often exhibited together.

François-Xavier invented a bestiary composed of monkeys, rhinos, donkeys, camels, toads, hippos and cats. Among them, the sheep was undoubtedly his favorite animal. Alone or in a flock, with or without a head, sheathed in the fleece of sheep or not, his sheep sculptures can also constitute seats. His will, shared by Claude, was to desacralize the sculpture to give it a familiar dimension.

François-Xavier is also known for his public commissions. For example, in France he created two concrete pigeons in the city of Grande-Borne in Grigny, and Les Pleureuses (“The Mourners”) is a monumental fountain created in 1986 by François-Xavier and Claude that was installed at the Hakone Open-Air Museum in Japan. 

In 1968, François-Xavier was made a Knight of Arts and Letters. His works have been acquired by great collectors such as Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, the Rothschilds and Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles. The work of Les Lalanne is exhibited throughout the world, presented in both galleries and museums. The retrospective organized in 2010 by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs is one of the last major exhibitions of the duo. After a long career, François-Xavier died in 2008 in Ury.

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(Biography provided by Bailly Gallery Geneva-Paris)

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Artist: Francois-Xavier Lalanne
Le Roitelet
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in PARIS, FR
EDITION Monogrammed : FXL Dated : 2003 Numbered EA 2/4B Stamped with foundry mark : bocquel fd. PROVENANCE Marie Lalanne former collection, daughter of the artist. LITERATURE W....
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Late 20th Century Modern Francois-Xavier Lalanne Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bougeoir éléphant, éléphant lumineux
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in PARIS, FR
Edition Signed : Lalanne FXL Numeroted : 8/8A With the Coubertin foundry mark : FC
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20th Century Modern Francois-Xavier Lalanne Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bougeoir Elephant
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in PARIS, FR
EDITION Monogrammed, stamped, numbered and marked on reverse: FxL; FX Lalanne; EA 3/15; Artcurial
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Late 20th Century Modern Francois-Xavier Lalanne Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Paire de bougeoirs éléphants
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in PARIS, FR
EDITION Each monogrammed, stamped, dated and marked: FxL; Lalanne; 85; Artcurial dated 85 One numbered on a metal label inside a wick: E A 41/80 LITERATURE François-Marie Barnier et Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand, Claude et François...
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Porcelain

Pot oiseau, dit aussi Pot Bagatelle
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in PARIS, FR
EDITION Signed underbase: Lalanne ; Paris Mark of the Paris porcelain on the back EXHIBITIONS Model published for the "Les Lalanne" exhibition in Bagatelle in 1998.
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Seau à glace "œuf"
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in PARIS, FR
EDITION Monogrammed inside on the nickel silver plaque: FXL Bears the date-stamp (19)75 in blue from the Manufacture de Sèvres and the mentions in hollow JB 919 P AA9 inside the base...
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Tortue, Lalanne, Design, Sculpture, Gold, 1970's
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in Geneva, CH
Tortue 1973 Edition Artcurial I Ed. 55/100 pcs Stamped and hammered brass 13 x 26 x 18 cm Monogramed, dated and numbered : FXL, (19)73, 55/100 Certificate of authenticity issued b...
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