Francois-Xavier Lalanne French, 1927-2008
Tortue Topiaire I, 1987
hand hammered copper, original patina.
equipped with a topiary compartment currently holding live sempervivum plants.
equipped with a topiary compartment currently holding live sempervivum plants.
Height: 16.9 in.
Length: 35 in.
Width: 16.9 in.
Length: 35 in.
Width: 16.9 in.
Signed “FXL” & "Lalanne” and numbered */8 under the tail.
Further images
Provenance
Madame X, close personal friend of the Lalannes. Acquired directly from the artist.
Publications
Similar model appears in: Robert Rosenblum, “Les Lannes,” Ed. Skira 1991 p. 69.
Daniel Abadie, “Lalanne(s),” Ed. Flammarion 2008 p. 128/129.
Exhibition catalogue, “Les Lalannes,” Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 2010, Ed Les Arts Décoratifs.
Paul Kasmin, “Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne; Art, Work, Life Photographs,” Ed Skira Rizzoli, 2012.