Live Auction 2230Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design
Christie’s roundel
Lot 114

FRANCOIX-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)

'GUÉPARD, TÊTE DE CÔTÉ' A PATINATED BRONZE CHEETAH, DESIGNED 1994

Closed8 December 2009

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FRANCOIX-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)
'Guépard, Tête de Côté' A Patinated Bronze Cheetah, designed 1994
number 2 from an edition of 8 pairs numbered A or B plus 4 pairs of artist's proofs
28¾ in. (73.2 cm.) high, 64 in. (162.6 cm.) long, 11½ in. (29.2 cm.) wide
stamped fxL LALANNE 1995 2B/8 and with foundry mark

Specialist note

cf. D. Marchessau, The Lalannes, Paris/New York, 1998, p. 42 for an image of two cheetahs in the Lalanne garden at Ury.