Important Design: from Noguchi to Lalanne
Important Design: from Noguchi to Lalanne
François-Xavier Lalanne
Fontaine Pleureuse
Auction Closed
May 25, 06:32 PM GMT
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
François-Xavier Lalanne
Fontaine Pleureuse
designed circa 1983, executed 1984
epoxy stone, aluminum
with a metal tag impressed LALANNE/ORIGINAL, monogrammed fxl and dated 1984
33 1/2 x 43 3/4 x 34 in. (85 x 111 x 86.3 cm)
Les Lalanne, exh. cat., Galerie Christian Fayt, Knokke-Heist, 1984, pl. 31
François-Xavier & Claude Lalanne: Dreams for the light of day, exh. cat., Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, 2000, p. 16
Daniel Marchesseau, Les Lalanne, Paris, 1998, p. 78 (for a monumental variant of the present model at the Hakone Museum, Japan)
Les Lalanne, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2010, pp. 114, 121 and 131 (for the related La Dormeuse model)
Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, pp. 16-17, 338 and 329 (for a monumental variant of the present model at the Hakone Museum, Japan)
François-Xavier & Claude Lalanne: Dreams for the light of day, exh. cat., Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, 2000, p. 16
Daniel Marchesseau, Les Lalanne, Paris, 1998, p. 78 (for a monumental variant of the present model at the Hakone Museum, Japan)
Les Lalanne, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2010, pp. 114, 121 and 131 (for the related La Dormeuse model)
Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, pp. 16-17, 338 and 329 (for a monumental variant of the present model at the Hakone Museum, Japan)