FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008
)Oiseau de Matisse sometimes called Oiseau Bleu, the model of [1985-1998], our E-numbered print. A. ¼ from an edition of 12 copiesSculpture
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Proof in bronze with an antique green patina; the ball in the steel beak.
Signed with the monogram stamp F.X.L. LALANNE, bears the proof of edition E.A. ¼ and the date (19)98 under the end of the tail. 
Height : 18,5 cm - Length : 36,5 cm - Width : 9 cmProvenance

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- Galerie Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand


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- Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine. Work acquired from the previous one.

Note:
A proof titled Oiseau bleu dated 1985 was presented under number 57 of the catalogue at the sale of the Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne Collection organized in Paris by Sotheby's on October 22, 2019
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Live Friday 12 February 2021・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 118

FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008 )Oiseau de Matisse sometimes called Oiseau Bleu, the model of [1985-1998], our E-numbered print. A. ¼ from an edition of 12 copiesSculpture . Proof in bronze with an antique green patina; the ball in the steel beak. Signed with the monogram stamp F.X.L. LALANNE, bears the proof of edition E.A. ¼ and the date (19)98 under the end of the tail. Height : 18,5 cm - Length : 36,5 cm - Width : 9 cmProvenance : - Galerie Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand . - Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine. Work acquired from the previous one. Note: A proof titled Oiseau bleu dated 1985 was presented under number 57 of the catalogue at the sale of the Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne Collection organized in Paris by Sotheby's on October 22, 2019 .

Estimate
€30,000 - €50,000
Result
€96,000
Buyer's premium
28%
FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008 )Oiseau de Matisse sometimes called Oiseau Bleu, the model of [1985-1998], our E-numbered print. A. ¼ from an edition of 12 copiesSculpture . Proof in bronze with an antique green patina; the ball in the steel beak. Signed with the monogram stamp F.X.L. LALANNE, bears the proof of edition E.A. ¼ and the date (19)98 under the end of the tail. Height : 18,5 cm - Length : 36,5 cm - Width : 9 cmProvenance : - Galerie Jean-Gabriel Mitterrand . - Private collection, Neuilly-sur-Seine. Work acquired from the previous one. Note: A proof titled Oiseau bleu dated 1985 was presented under number 57 of the catalogue at the sale of the Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne Collection organized in Paris by Sotheby's on October 22, 2019 .
Sale Friday 12 February 2021・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 1-7 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris