Claude Lalanne Papillon Bracelet Artcurial Edition

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Claude Lalanne Papillon Bracelet Artcurial Edition

About the Item

Portman Gallery is pleased to offer a bracelet from Claude Lalanne’s “Les Sept Papillons D’Or” series for Artcurial. Clearly marked, numbered 44/250 and with its original certificate of authenticity and pamphlet with a description of the series. No wear to speak of, and a perfectly functioning clasp. This bracelet fits an adult wrist, size small. Are you in Brooklyn or Manhattan, and would like to try this on? Please get in touch and I can bring it to you. From Claude Lalanne’s New York Times obituary, April, 2019: Claude Lalanne, a sculptor with a whimsical streak whose metalwork included quirky cutlery, an apple with lips, and bronze cabbages standing on chicken legs, died on April 10 in Fontainebleau, France. She was 93. The Kasmin Gallery, her New York representative, announced her death on its website. Ms. Lalanne and her husband, the sculptor François-Xavier Lalanne, who died in 2008, were known collectively as “Les Lalanne,” and their work was coveted by collectors, who often paid attention-getting prices for it. Despite their collective billing, they didn’t collaborate often; rather, they shared a fondness for the unexpected Mr. Lalanne was especially known for surrealistic sculptures, like a baboon with a fireplace in its belly and a flock of stone-and-bronze sheep, some adorned with real sheepskin. Ms. Lalanne’s works tended to be smaller and often drew on imagery from the botanical kingdom, as with elegant candelabra reminiscent of entwined branches or mirrors framed by bronze foliage. She found inspiration in the gardens at the couple’s home in Ury, south of Paris. “I never stop walking in the garden,” she told The Financial Times two years ago, “looking at what is there and using what I grow.” She meant that in a very real way. In addition to her sculptures, Ms. Lalanne made jewelry, often using an electroplating process, in which something from her garden — a leaf, a twig — would be immersed in a bath of sulfuric acid and copper sulfate, leaving it with a delicate copper coating.

Creator:
Claude Lalanne
Metal:
Gilt Metal,Bronze
Dimensions:
Width: 2.76 in (70 mm)Depth: 0.6 in (15 mm)Length: 2.37 in (60 mm)
Style:
Post-War
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
1980-1989
Date of Manufacture:
1981
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Very little wear, functions perfectly at the clasp, and most likely unworn but for short periods of time.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU3616221628242