Claude Lalanne French, 1925-2019
Overview
Claude Lalanne studied architecture in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts and the École des Arts Décoratifs. After marrying François-Xavier Lalanne in the 1960s, the two began to work closely alongside each other and exhibit as ‘Les Lalanne’, receiving early commissions from Yves Saint Laurent. The Lalannes’ work is represented in many prominent collections around the world, including the National Design Museum, New York; Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York; Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris; Musée d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris; and the Centre Pompidou, Paris.
Works
Exhibitions
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Les Lalanne: Makers of Dreams
28 Apr - 29 Jul 2022 LondonBen Brown Fine Arts is honoured to announce Les Lalanne: Makers of Dreams, an extensive survey of the work of the late legendary French artistic duo François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne...Read more -
Homage to Jane Holzer: Andy Warhol and Les Lalanne
3 - 20 Mar 2022 Palm BeachHomage to Jane Holzer: Andy Warhol and Les Lalanne. Guest curated by Jane Holzer – Warhol’s muse fondly known as ‘Baby Jane Holzer’, a passionate collector of Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne, and a lifelong native of Palm BeachRead more -
Knokke Summer Pop-Up!
9 Jul - 26 Aug 2020Ben Brown Fine Arts, London and Hong Kong, is thrilled to announce our first Summer Pop-Up in Knokke, Belgium. We look forward to welcoming our clients to view a curated...Read more -
Ben Brown Fine Arts:
15 Jun - 31 Aug 2020 Hong Kong
Celebrating 10 years in Hong KongBen Brown Fine Arts is pleased to present an extraordinary group exhibition inaugurating the Hong Kong gallery's new location in Wong Chuk Hang and celebrating our 10 year anniversary in...Read more -
LES LALANNE
29 Nov 2018 - 15 Feb 2019 LondonBen Brown Fine Arts is honoured to present Les Lalanne in London, an elaborate and extensive exhibition celebrating the extraordinary oeuvres of Claude and the late François-Xavier Lalanne. Transformed into...Read more -
CLAUDE & FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE
24 Nov 2016 - 26 Jan 2017This autumn Ben Brown Fine Arts is delighted to present Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, a major exhibition devoted to the wonderful and whimsical work of French artists Claude and the...Read more -
CLAUDE & FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE
15 Sep - 9 Nov 2016Ben Brown Fine Arts is honoured to present Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, the third Lalanne exhibition to be held at the Hong Kong gallery. This exhibition will bring together the...Read more -
CLAUDE & FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE
26 Feb - 20 Mar 2014Ben Brown Fine Arts Hong Kong is honoured to present the exhibition Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne from 26 February to 29 March 2014. This is the gallery's second exhibition of...Read more -
CLAUDE & FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE
20 Jun - 21 Sep 2013In recent years the work of Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne has achieved iconic status, garnering a cult-like following among private collectors and luminaries such as Yves Saint Laurent, Peter Marino,...Read more -
Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne
27 Sep - 12 Nov 2011Ben Brown Fine Arts is exceptionally proud to present the first Asian exhibition of works by influential French sculptors, Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne. The Lalannes came of age in the...Read more -
Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne
Sculpture 30 May - 30 Jun 2007Ben Brown Fine Art is pleased to present these beautiful sculptures by the Lalannes. The gallery is especially proud to present their work again, 31 years after their Whitechapel Art...Read more
Publications
News
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Ben Brown: 'My Favourite Things'
Ben Brown interviewed by Tara Loader Wikinson for Billionaire Magazine July 15, 2022'A gallerist who live, breathes, and wears his art, Ben Brown cut his teeth in the art world at Sotheby's, before opening his eponymous gallery...Read more -
Makers of Dreams: Ben Brown on the enduring legacy of Les Lalanne and stepping into their visionary wonderland
Ben Brown interviewed by John-Paul Pryor for House Collective July 12, 2022The late François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne, collectively known as Les Lalanne, were one of the most prolific artistic duos of the 20th century, devoting their...Read more -
Must See London Exhibition: Claridge’s + Ben Brown Present ‘Les Lalanne: Makers of Dreams’
Ken Scrudato for BalckBook Magazine July 1, 2022In an eerily similar instance, French sculptor Claude Lalanne passed away in 2019 (aged 95), outliving her husband and working partner François-Xavier Lalanne by eleven...Read more -
Les Lalanne: Makers of Dreams
Air Mail May 25, 2022The Parisian couple Claude and Françoise-Xavier Lalanne called themselves “Les Lalanne.” They came to prominence in the 1960s—together!—but they created work separately, both looking to...Read more
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Les Lalanne: Makers of Dreams "Unless you enter their world, you can't begin to understand how interesting it is ..."
By TDE Editorial Team for Design Edit May 25, 2022ON THURSDAY 28TH April, Ben Brown Fine Arts London will open the largest exhibition of works by Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne since their 2010 exhibition...Read more -
Les Lalanne, Schütte And Gursky London Spring Exhibition Highlights – Revd Jonathan Evens
Artlyst May 23, 2022Re-enchantment, magnification and framing; are some of the approaches utilised in three shows which demonstrate the diversity and vitality of the contemporary art world. Les...Read more -
A Whimsical Menagerie of Les Lalanne Works Are on View in a Sprawling Show in London—See Images of the Delightful Exhibition Here
Artnet News May 3, 2022The exhibition 'Makers of Dreams' brings together over 100 works by the late artistic duo François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne. Few designers inspire the fervor that...Read more -
BEN BROWN FINE ARTS HAS OPENED LES LALANNE: MAKERS OF DREAMS
Mark Westall for FAD Magazine April 28, 2022Ben Brown Fine Arts has opened Les Lalanne: Makers of Dreams, an extensive survey of the work of the late legendary French artistic duo François-Xavier...Read more
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We’re going la-la for Les Lalanne
Victoria Woodcock for FT How To Spend It April 28, 2022On London’s Brook’s Mews last week, a grizzly bear had just arrived in a van. Minutes later, the delivery team were hoisting a hippopotamus down...Read more -
In middle of hot art market, Ben Brown Fine Arts opens Worth Avenue gallery
Bill DiPaolo for the Palm Beach Daily News June 13, 2021A grinning, 4-foot-high cast bronze gorilla sitting in the front window has been drawing attention from pedestrians since Ben Brown Fine Arts opened in early...Read more -
TRANSFORMER - Hotel Londra Palace Venice
May 7, 2019Hotel Londra Palace 10 May - 24 September 2019 Riva degli Schiavoni, Castello 4171, Venice Ben Brown Fine Arts’ project TRANSFORMER, curated by James...Read more -
In Memory of Claude Lalanne (1925-2019)
April 10, 2019Today I am immensely saddened to say goodbye to my great friend Claude Lalanne, who over her long career has, along with her late husband...Read more
Art Fairs
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The Armory Show
9 - 11 Sep 2022Ben Brown Fine Arts is pleased to return to The Armory Show from September 9-11th (VIP preview September 8th ) at the Javits Center in...Read more -
TEFAF Maastricht
25 - 30 Jun 2022Ben Brown Fine Arts is delighted to return to TEFAF Maastricht (Stand 403), from June 25-30, 2022. Our selection includes rare and iconic pieces by...Read more -
Art Basel Hong Kong 2022
25 - 29 May 2022Ben Brown Fine Arts is delighted to return to Art Basel Hong Kong , with a curated selection of iconic works by gallery artists and...Read more -
TEFAF New York 2022
6 - 10 May 2022Ben Brown Fine Arts is excited to participate in eighth edition of TEFAF New York at the Park Avenue Armory, from May 6 to 10, 2022. We will be presenting a curated booth with a selection of superlative paintings, and sculptures by leading 20th and 21st century artists including Frank Auerbach, Miquel Barceló, Alighiero Boetti, John Chamberlain, Lucio Fontana, Willem De Kooning, Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne, Gerhard Richter, Ed Ruscha, Andy Warhol and Tom Wesselmann. Highlights of the booth will include Andy Warhol's Portrait of Jon Gould, a work from Tom Wesselmann's famous Bedroom Painting series, as well as Untitled (Woman) by Willem de Kooning. The booth will also feature works by Claude Lalanne and François-Xavier Lalanne, coinciding with our current exhibition titled Les Lalanne: Makers of Dreams at our London gallery.Read more -
Art Basel Miami Beach 2021
2 - 4 Dec 2021Art Basel Miami Beach art fair 2021. We will be presenting a curated booth highlighting the gallery's stable of international contemporary artists, including Yoan Capote, Vik Muniz, José Parlá and Hank Willis Thomas. Another section of the booth will be designated for an historical exhibition of eminent post-war artists including Miquel Barcelo, Georg Baselitz, Alighiero Boetti, Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder, Enrico Castellani, Lucio Fontana, Robert Indiana, Jeff Koons, Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne, Roy Lichtenstein, Gerhard Richter, Sean Scully and Andy Warhol.Read more -
The Armory Show
9 - 12 Sep 2021Ben Brown Fine Arts is thrilled to participate live in The Armory Show in New York,9-12 September 2021. Our booth will unveil recent and important works by the gallery's stable of New York, London and Cuba-based contemporary artists, including Yoan Capote, Awol Erizku, Vik Muniz, Nabil Nahas, José Parlá, Enoc Perez, Ena Swansea, Hank Willis Thomas and Gavin Turk. The curated selection will include quilts, paintings, photographs and sculptures straight from the artists' studios, illuminating the engaging and innovative practices of the gallery's diverse and talented team of contemporary artists.Read more -
OVR: Miami Beach
Modern Masters 2 - 6 Dec 2020For the inaugural Basel OVR: Miami Beach, Ben Brown Fine Arts presents Modern Masters, a curated selection dedicated to the legacy of major European and...Read more -
West Bund Art & Design
7 - 10 Nov 2019Stand A111 Ben Brown Fine Arts looks forward to participating in the West Bund Art & Design fair in Shanghai taking place November 7-10th ,...Read more -
Masterpiece Hong Kong
3 - 7 Oct 2019Ben Brown Fine Arts is proud to be part of the inaugural Masterpiece Pavilion debuting at Fine Art Asia fair in Hong Kong, October 4-7th...Read more