Sculptor Lalanne’s animal creations sell for $59 mn …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
The monumental bear sculpture ‘Tres Grand Ours (2009)’ sold for $6.1 million.
Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP
Source: AFP
A giant bear, a winged rabbit and a rhino were among the 70 animal bronzes and stone works by celebrated sculptor Francois-Xavier Lalanne that fetched $59 million at Christie’s in New York this week.
The menagerie of wild, domesticated and imaginary beasts was created by Lalanne and his late wife Claude at their workshop south of Paris, with the pieces sold formerly owned by Francois-Xavier’s daughter Dorothee Lalanne.
Christie’s said the collection brought in $58.9…
>