Important Design
Important Design
François-Xavier Lalanne
Agneau, from the Nouveaux Moutons series
Auction Closed
November 14, 05:24 PM GMT
Estimate
180,000 - 240,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
François-Xavier Lalanne
Agneau, from the Nouveaux Moutons series
1997
Patinated bronze and epoxy stone
Numbered 62/50, dated 1997 and with the foundry's mark Blanchet Fondeur under the muzzle
51,5 x 58,5 x 16,5 cm ; 20 ¼ x 23 x 6 ½ in.
Private collection, Belgium
Daniel Marchessau, Les Lalanne, Paris, 1998, p. 37
Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, p. 188
Paul Kasmin, Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, Art, Work, Life, New York, 2012, p. 178
François-Marie Banier and Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand, François-Xavier Lalanne, Montreuil, 2018, p. 40-41
Adrian Dannatt, François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne, In the Domain of Dreams, New York, 2018, p. 86, 180-181 and 192
In 1997, Francois-Xavier Lalanne created a series known as Nouveaux moutons, in which the artist made a ram, a ewe and a lamb. This new series was presented to the public for the first time at Les Lalanne à Bagatelle held in Paris in 1998. It was an immediate success, with the Parc de Bagatelle transformed into a meadow where dozens of sculptures seemed to graze. Among them, the lamb, synonymous of innocence and gentleness, delighted children and enlightened art lovers alike. François-Xavier Lalanne's work here is full of tenderness, and its success testifies to the universality of the artist's visual language.
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