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No live auction for this lot. FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008). "Lamb". 1999. Bronze with patina and epoxy concrete, Dated 1999, with the mark of the founder Blanchet fondeur and numbered 145/500 under the muzzle. 51 x 59,5 x 14,5 cm; 20 Va x 23 3/8 x 5 3/4 in. 1999. patinated bronze and epoxy stone. Dated 1999, with the foundry's mark Blanchet Fondeur and numbered 145/500 under the muzzle. Provenance: Galerie Guy Peters, Belgium. Acquired from the previous one by the current owner. A certificate of the artist will be given to the buyer. Bibliography: Daniel Marchessau, Les Lalanne, Paris, 1998, p. 37 Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, p.188. Les Lalanne at Fairchild, exhibition catalog, Paul Kasmin Gallery, November 30, 2010 - April 2011. Coral Gables, 2010, pp. 6-7, 9,10-11. Paul Kasmin. Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne, Art, Work, Life, New-York, 2012, p.178. Les Lalanne, Fifty years of work, 1964 - 2015, exhibition catalog, Paul Kasmin Gallery, 26 March -2 May 2015, New York, pp.71, 88-89,106, 108-109,146, for a comparable model. François-Marie Banier and Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand, François-Xavier Lalanne, Montreuil, 2018, pp. 40-41. Adrian Dannatt, François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne, ln the Domain of Dreams, New York, 2018, pp. 86,181-182 and 192 François-Marie Banier and Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand, La Maison-atelier de Claude et François-Xavier Lalanne, Montreuil, 2018, pp. 48, 49 and 53. Condition report for Lalanne's Lamb. This work is in beautiful overall condition. There is no visible lack or accident. It should be noted, however: On the left front leg, in the upper part, a micro crack on the surface of about 5cm It is without any depth and does not alter the piece. On the left rear leg, in the middle part, a micro crack on the surface of about 4.5cm. It presents itself in the same way without any depth and does not alter the solidity of the piece. It is confirmed that the proof is 144 out of 500. This piece is accompanied by its period certificate in the hand of the artist.