Live Auction 2230Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design
Christie’s roundel
Lot 120

FRANCOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)

'GRAND WAPITI' A PATINATED BRONZE ELK, DESIGNED 1996

Closed8 December 2009

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FRANCOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)
'Grand Wapiti' A Patinated Bronze Elk, designed 1996
number 5 from an edition of 8 plus 4 artist's proofs
93¾ in. (238.2 cm.) high, 59½ in. (151.1 cm.) long, 50 in. (127 cm.) wide
incised bocquel fxL and stamped fxL LALANNE 5/8 1996

Specialist note

cf. D. Marchesseau, The Lalannes, Paris/New York, 1998, p. 136.
D. Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008. p. 346.