Live Auction 2009Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design
FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (b. 1927)
Lot 220 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE FOUNDATION

FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (b. 1927)

'OISEAU DE PIERRE' A PATINATED BRONZE FIGURE OF A BIRD, 1985

Closed13 June 2008

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FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (b. 1927)
'Oiseau de Pierre' A Patinated Bronze Figure of a Bird, 1985
number 2 from an edition of 8 plus 4 artist's proofs
7½ in. (19 cm.) high, 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) wide
marked François Lalanne FXL LALANNE 84

Pierre and Maria Gaetana Matisse, New York (acquired from the artist). Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

cf. D. Marchesseau, The Lalannes, Paris, 1998, pp. 98-99 for a photograph of a much larger version of this bird in the Lalannes' studio.