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Post war & Contemporary Art 
François-Xavier Lalanne, Mouton de Laine - Image 1 of 14
François-Xavier Lalanne, Mouton de Laine - Image 2 of 14
François-Xavier Lalanne, Mouton de Laine - Image 3 of 14
François-Xavier Lalanne, Mouton de Laine - Image 4 of 14
François-Xavier Lalanne, Mouton de Laine - Image 5 of 14
François-Xavier Lalanne, Mouton de Laine - Image 6 of 14
François-Xavier Lalanne, Mouton de Laine - Image 7 of 14
François-Xavier Lalanne, Mouton de Laine - Image 8 of 14
François-Xavier Lalanne, Mouton de Laine - Image 9 of 14
François-Xavier Lalanne, Mouton de Laine - Image 10 of 14
François-Xavier Lalanne, Mouton de Laine - Image 11 of 14
François-Xavier Lalanne, Mouton de Laine - Image 12 of 14
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François-Xavier Lalanne 1927–2008

Mouton de Laine

c. 1965 / 1992
patinated bronze, wool 34 h × 15 w × 36 d in (86 × 38 × 91 cm)
estimate: $500,000–700,000
result: $961,000
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Impressed signature to underside of chin and below right eye 'FXL'. Impressed number and date below left eye ‘15.92’. Impressed signature to underside of body 'FXL'. This work features an articulating head.
provenance: Christie's, Paris, Arts Décoratifs du 20ème Siècle et Design, 31 May 2012, Lot 78 | Private Collection
literature: Les Lalanne, Russell, pg. 10 Les Lalanne, Marchesseau, ppg. 36, 58-59 Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, Paul Kasmin Gallery and Ben Brown Fine Arts exhibition catalog, pg. 90 Lalanne(s), Abadie, ppg. 192-193, 299 Les Lalanne, Musée des Arts Décoratifs exhibition catalog, ppg. 40-41 Les Lalanne: Fifty Years of Work, Paul Kasmin Gallery exhibition catalog, ppg. 30, 50, 137 François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne: In the Domain of Dreams, Dannatt, ppg. 10-11, 90, 98, 101, 103-107, 149, 196, 239

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If you come with a snail as big as a thumb, nobody notices. You have to go with something immodest and slightly embarrassing.

François-Xavier Lalanne

François-Xavier Lalanne 1927–2008

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French artist and sculptor François-Xavier Lalanne was best known for his unique furniture pieces and whimsical animal imagery. Born in 1927, he studied fine arts at the Académie Julian in Paris. In 1952, at his first gallery show, he met Claude Lalanne. The two became one of the most dynamic husband and wife duos of the 20th century creating surreal sculptures and decorative arts. Their large-scale outdoor and public installations featured animals such as sheep, gorillas, and bulls cast in bronze. Lalanne’s work is included in the collections of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York. In 2010, he was honored by a retrospective at the Arts Décoratifs in Paris. François-Xavier Lalanne died in 2008.

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