FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008) BÉLIER, LES NOUVEAUX MOUTONS SERIES, 1997 Bronze with patina and epoxy stone Monogrammed fxl, stamped LALANNE, dated 1997, numbered 88/250 and with the Landowski Fondeur's stamp under the muzzle Patinated bronze and epoxy stone; monogrammed fxl, stamped LALANNE, dated 1997, numbered 88/250 and with the foundry mark Landowski Fondeur under the muzzle 93 X 102 X 35 CM - 36 5/8 X 40 1/8 X 13 3/4 IN. PROVENANCE Private collection BIBLIOGRAPHY Daniel Marchesseau, Les Lalanne, Éditions Flammarion, Paris, 1998, reproduced on p. 37 (a similar example) Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, cat. exhibition, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York and Ben Brown Fine Arts, London, 2006, reproduced pp. 3 and 66 (similar examples) Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), Éditions Flammarion, Paris, 2008, reproduced p. 188 (a similar copy) Les Lalanne on Park Avenue, cat. exhibition, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, 2009, reproduced (n.p.) (one similar copy) Les Lalanne at Fairchild, cat. exhibition, Paul Kasmin Gallery, Coral Gables, 2010, reproduced (n.p.) (an identical copy) Les Lalanne, cat. exhibition, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2010, reproduced p. 143 (a similar copy) Paul Kasmin, Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne: Art, Work, Life, Éditions Skira Rizzoli, New York, 2012, reproduced (n.p.) (a similar copy) Les Lalanne: Fifty Years of Work, 1964-2015, cat. exp., Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, 2015, reproduced pp. 71, 77, 88-89 and 106-108 (similar copies) Adrian Dannatt, François-Xavier & Claude Lalanne: In the Domain of Dreams, Rizzoli Editions, New York, 2018, reproduced pp. 65, 181-182, 192 and 210 (similar copies)