2004
François-Xavier Lalanne was born in 1927 in Agen. After the war, he moved to Paris where he studied at the Académie Julian to become a painter. On the occasion of his first exhibition at the Cimaise Gallery in Paris in 1952, Lalanne met Claude Dupeux (Lalanne), his future wife. After meeting her, he gave up painting and started working with her.
The first joint exhibition for Claude and François-Xavier, titled "Zoophite," took place in 1964 at the J. Gallery. They revealed their creations — hybrids of sculptures and everyday objects. In 1966, they introduced themselves under the name Les Lalanne.
The two artists each created their own works but shared a common universe inspired by the animal and plant world and often exhibited together.
François-Xavier invented a bestiary composed of monkeys, rhinos, donkeys, camels, toads, hippos and cats. Among them, the sheep was undoubtedly his favorite animal. Alone or in a flock, with or without a head, sheathed in the fleece of sheep or not, his sheep sculptures can also constitute seats. His will, shared by Claude, was to desacralize the sculpture to give it a familiar dimension.
François-Xavier is also known for his public commissions. For example, in France he created two concrete pigeons in the city of Grande-Borne in Grigny, and Les Pleureuses (“The Mourners”) is a monumental fountain created in 1986 by François-Xavier and Claude that was installed at the Hakone Open-Air Museum in Japan.
In 1968, François-Xavier was made a Knight of Arts and Letters. His works have been acquired by great collectors such as Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, the Rothschilds and Charles and Marie-Laure de Noailles. The work of Les Lalanne is exhibited throughout the world, presented in both galleries and museums. The retrospective organized in 2010 by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs is one of the last major exhibitions of the duo. After a long career, François-Xavier died in 2008 in Ury.
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(Biography provided by Bailly Gallery Geneva-Paris)
Francois-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008), Sheeps, unique work
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Francois-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008), Sheeps, unique work This unique work by François Xavier Lalanne is made of watercolor, with lines drawn with graphite and manière de crayon. Dep...
Paper
François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) Les Vaches (the cows), 2004
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) Les Vaches (the cows), 2004 Original print (heliogravure enhanced with colour aquatint) hand signed in pencil by François Xavier Lalanne and untit...
Paper
François-Xavier Lalanne - The Goat, 2004 Original print
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) La chèvre, 2004 Estampe originale (eau-forte sur papier) signée au crayon par François Xavier Lalanne et non intitulée « La Chèvre », en parfait é...
Paper
François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) - A ram and a bird -2005
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) A ram and a bird, 2005 Techniques : watercolored aquatint and soft varnish on paper, hand signed in pencil by François Xavier Lalanne, in perfect...
Paper
François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) Actéon -2005
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) Actéon, 2005 Techniques : aquatint and soft varnish on paper, hand signed in pencil by François Xavier Lalanne, in perfect condition Dimensions ...
Paper
Francois-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) The Geese (in french : les oies), 2004
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Francois-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) The Geese (in french : les oies), 2004 This extremely rare print by François Xavier Lalanne depicts three geese. It is an edition of only 10 copi...
Paper
Sheep Portfolio 2, Etching and Screenprint by Menashe Kadishman
By Menashe Kadishman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Menashe Kadishman, Israeli (1932 - 2015) Title: Sheep Portfolio 2 Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint and Etching, signed in pencil Edition: 65, AP 5 Size: 33.5 x 31 in. (85.09 x...
Etching, Screen
Sheep Portfolio of 7 Conceptual Etchings and Screenprints by Menashe Kadishman
By Menashe Kadishman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Menashe Kadishman, Israeli (1932 - 2015) Title: Sheep Portfolio Year: 1981 Medium: Portfolio of 7 Screenprints with Etching, each signed in pencil Edition: 65, AP 5 Size of Each: 33.5 x 31 in. (85.09 x 78.74 cm) Printed by Jerusalem Print...
Etching, Screen
Sheep Portfolio 3, Conceptual Etching with Screenprint by Menashe Kadishman
By Menashe Kadishman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Menashe Kadishman, Israeli (1932 - 2015) Title: Sheep Portfolio 3 Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint and Etching, signed in pencil Edition: 65, AP 5 Size: 33.5 x 31 in. (85.09 x...
Etching, Screen
Brebis - Série des nouveaux moutons
By François-Xavier Lalanne
Located in PARIS, FR
Edition Numbered, dated and marked: 31/250; 1995 and marked under the mouth: Blanchet Fondeur Literature D. Marchesseau, The Lalannes, Paris, 1998, p. 37. Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, p. 188. Paul Kasmin, Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, New York, 2012, n.p. Les Lalanne, Fifty years of work, 1964 – 2015, exhibition catalogue, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, March 26 – May 2 2015, pp. 71, 88-89 and 106-109. Adrian Dannatt, François-Xavier & Claude Lalanne, In the Domain of Dreams, New York, 2018, pp. 66, 180-181 and 192. François-Marie Banier and Jean-Gabriel Mitterand, François-Xavier Lalanne, Montreuil, 2019, pp. 40-41. François-Marie Banier and Jean-Gabriel Mitterand, La maison-atelier de Claude et...
Concrete, Bronze
Moutons en Plaine - Etching by Ferdinand Chaigneau - 1860s
By Jean Ferdinand CHAIGNEAU 1
Located in Roma, IT
Moutons en Plaine is a black and White etching realized by Ferdinand Chaigneau in the 1860s. Titled in the lower Image Size: 32x23 Very good impression. Realized for the "Sociét...
Etching
Sheep, Conceptual Screenprint by Menashe Kadishman
By Menashe Kadishman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Menashe Kadishman, Israeli (b. 1932) Title: Sheep Year: 1977 Medium: Etching and Screenprint, signed in pencil Edition: 65 Size: 34 x 31 in. (86.36 x 78.74 cm)
Etching, Screen
