Auction on
05 December 2020 - 14:30 (CET) -
Hôtel des Ventes
2, rue Albert Einstein - 41100 Vendôme
Like his wife Claude, François-Xavier Lalanne ushered modern sculpture into another dimension by giving it a utilitarian function. But his creations, like this bird, which will soon land in Tours, are always poetic.
François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008), Grand Échassier lamp-sculpture (Tall Wading Bird), c. 1990, copper with red patina, gilded bronze and frosted opaline glass, monogrammed "FxL", stamp of the manufacturer "Artcurial", numbered "13/900", 61 x 68 x 35 cm (approx. 24 x 26.8 x 13.8 in). Estimate: €70,000/90,000
François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008), Grand Échassier lamp-sculpture (Tall Wading Bird), c. 1990, copper with red patina, gilded bronze and frosted opaline glass, monogrammed "FxL", stamp of the manufacturer "Artcurial", numbered "13/900", 61 x 68 x 35 cm (approx. 24 x 26.8 x 13.8 in). Estimate: €70,000/90,000
Was it a heron, an ibis or another aquatic breed that inspired the artist? Perched on its long, stilt-like legs, its head tucked into its neck, this wading bird seems to look like several winged wetland inhabitants. Echoing that mash-up, composite materials bring it alive, from copper with a red patina for the wings to gilded bronze for the head and limbs. Frosted opaline glass was a natural choice…
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