Claude Lalanne (1925-2019)
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Heliogravure on paper
This original print by Claude Lalanne is from a rare and unsigned edition of 350. It depicts her famous bed, one of the most beautiful furniture of the artist.
Technique : heliogravure on Rivoli paper
Dimensions of the paper : 34 x 27 cm (13,4 x 10,6 inches)
With Francois Xavier Lalanne (1908-2008), Claude Lalanne is the most famous French sculptor of the second half of the twentieth century. Her work is characterized by the flower and animal imagery.
He studied art at the Académie Julian in Paris. She was introduced to many Surrealist and Modernist figures, such as Man Ray, Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, and
Constantin Brancusi.
Supported by gallerists like Alexandre Iolas, Leo Castelli, Paul Kasmin and Ben Brown, her work was early collected by great connoisseurs, among whom Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Bergé, Karl
Lagerfeld, Peter Marino, Valentino,Terry de Gunzburg, Alberto Pinto, the Rothschilds, the Noailles, Jane Holzer, Michael Shvo, Georges Pompidou, Roman Abramovich, Jacques Grange...
Dimensions :
- Height : 34 cm
- Width : 27 cm