Claude Lalanne French, 1925-2019
Total height with suspension: 53.1 in.
Diameter: 26.5 in.
Further images
In the beginning of 1990s, Claude Lalanne was commissioned to create a magnificent chandelier for the grand staircase of the Conseil Constitutionel de Paris in Palais Royal square. Around the same time, she produced our one-of-a-kind chandelier for her close friend and early collector, Madame X, to be displayed in her exotic winter garden. This is a rare example where Claude Lalanne used a green antico patina, which perfectly integrated into the garden, already dotted with her and Francois-Xavier Lalanne’s various other whimsical creations. Finely crafted by the artist herself, this work is a wonderful example of Claude Lalanne’s artistic vision inspired by the natural world.
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Madame X
Literature
Similar model illustrated in:
The Lalanne, Daniel Marchesseau Ed. Flammarion 1998 p. 140, p. 141.
Variation with butterflies illustrated in:
Lalanne(s), Daniel Abadie, Ed. Flammarion 2008 p. 283.