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FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)
Lot 14 M

FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)

Gorille dérangé

Closed12 November 2019

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USD 237,500

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FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)
Gorille dérangé
inscribed with signature, the artist's monogram and numbered 'LALANNE FxL 5/8' (on the right shoulder) and with foundry mark 'bocquel fd.' (on the back)
bronze with dark brown patina
22 x 30 x 22 in. (55.9 x 76.2 x 55.9 cm.)
Conceived in 2007 in an edition of eight plus four artist's proofs, cast in 2010

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 2012.

Specialist note

'When a dog looks at you, it’s not just a piece of fabric, there is the presence of life, an intelligence. A piece of metal in itself is only metal. But if, suddenly, through the shape we give it, it acquires a life, perhaps a life is too strong a word, a presence'.
– François-Xavier Lalanne