François-Xavier Lalanne, “Brochet”
François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008)
"Brochet"
Circa 1973
Pike-shaped sculpture in hammered and patinated copper.
A flap reveals pivoting wooden drawers.
Numbered ‘1/50’, ‘73’ and monogrammed ‘FXL’ on a fin.
Height 23 cm (9 in) - Length 97,5 cm (38 3⁄8 in) - Depth 15 cm (5 7⁄8 in)
Provenance:
- Pierre Cardin special order from the artist, Paris, France.
Literature :
- « Lalanne(s) », D. Abadie, éd. Flamarrion, Paris, 2008, similar model reproduced pp. 98-99.
« Les Lalanne », J. Russel, Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou & Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, 1975, similar model reproduced p. 34.
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