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L'Univers Lalanne: Collection Claude & Francois-Xavier Lalanne
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Auction catalog for a sale held at Sotheby’s Paris on October 23 and 24, 2019 dispersing the personal collection of Claude & Francois-Xavier Lalanne’s own designs from their home-studio in Ury, along with works by other artists collected by the Lalannes. A landmark sale with proceeds exceeding 96 million dollars, it cemented the duo’s position in the stratosphere of the art market, a trajectory that began with the Yves Sant Laurent auction in 2009. With an introduction by Florent Jeanniard and reminiscences by Peter Marino, Jacques Grange, Sandra Nunnerley, Alain Demachy, Pierre Restany, and Francois Baudot. 568 pages showcasing 274 lots with full-color illustrations throughout. 4to (12” x 9”), pictorial wrappers with wraparound fold-out dust jacket.T ext in French and English. Scarce.
- Creator:Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne (Artist),Sotheby's (Retailer)
- Dimensions:Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
- Style:Organic Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:2019
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor structural damages. Light bumping to extremities, with creasing to bottom corner throughout the text block. Contents clean and bright.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU828544495832
Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne
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 and Claude are also known for their public commissions. For example, in France, François-Xavier 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 the couple that was installed at the Hakone Open-Air Museum in Japan.
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.
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(Biography provided by Bailly Gallery Geneva-Paris)
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