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133 - François-Xavier Lalanne (1927–2008),
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Estimate €2,600 - €3,000
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François-Xavier Lalanne (1927–2008), *La Condition végétale* depicting Claude Lalanne’s *Choupattes*, created in 1964 for Jeanine Restany’s Galerie J Colour lithograph on Arches vellum 1978 by the La Hune gallery in Paris Limited edition of 15 copies. Signed in pencil ‘F. Lalanne’ and numbered ‘X/XV’. Fifth plate in the Allomorphoses series H50.1 L33 cm; image H25.6 L22.2 cm; Frame H53 L43 cm Provenance: Swedish private collection; Galleri Östermalm, Stockholm. In good original condition, with two pinholes beneath the mat. The Choupattes – cabbages mounted on chicken legs – are among Claude Lalanne’s most famous creatures: created in 1964 and exhibited at Jeanine Restany’s Galerie J, they epitomise the Lalannes’ surrealist humour, in which plants and animals metamorphose into one another. In this lithograph, François-Xavier Lalanne reinterprets his wife’s creation under the title *La Condition végétale*, as part of the *Allomorphoses* series, dedicated to such hybridisations. Published by La Hune, the iconic bookshop-gallery in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, only fifteen copies of the print were produced.
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About the sale Sculptural furniture and functional art
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Auction time 10/25/2026 at 2:30 PM
Lot description modified on 10/08/2026 at 5:27 PM
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