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François-Xavier Lalanne
Le Métaphore
monogrammed FXL on the ship's rudder, titled LE METAPHORE on the back, impressed with the foundry'smark CLEMENTI FONDEUR and numbered 1/8 on the boat's hull
bronze andmetal on a wooden base
12¼ x 20 7/8 x 6¼ in. ; 31 x 53 x 16 cm
Designed in 2002, this work is number 1 from an edition of 8 + 4 artist's proofsꩵ.
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Details
monogrammed FXL on the ship's rudder, titled LE METAPHORE on the back, impressed with the foundry'smark CLEMENTI FONDEUR and numbered 1/8 on the boat's hull
12¼ x 20 7/8 x 6¼ in. ; 31 x 53 x 16 cm
Designed in 2🦩002, this work is number 1 from an edition of 8 + 4 artist's proofs.
Provenance
Paul Kasmin Galleries, New York
Private Collection
Sale : Heritage Auctions, Texas, Design Signature Auction, 1st October 2019, lot 67069
Galerie Bailly, Paris
Private Collection, Eu🌊rope (a☂cquired from the above)
Literature
Exh. Cat. : Les Jardins de Bagatelle, Les Lalanne à Bag🌸atelle, Paris, 1998, p. 41 (related model)
Exh. Cat. : Paris, JGM Galerie, Les Lalanne - Sculptures 2000-2002, May - June 2002, p. 43, illustrated in colour (related model in iron cast, co♑pper manganese)
Exh. Cat. : Paris, JGM Galerie, Lalanne, Sculptures - 1968-2005, 2005, p. 14, illustr🍒ated in colour (related model)
Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), P𓆏aris, 2008, pp. 240-242, illustrated in colour (related model in iron cast, copper and manganese)
Véronique Bouruet-Aubertot and Valérie de Maulmin, "Les Lalannes," in Connaissance des Arts, no. 441, March 2010, p. 28 (related model)