Claude LALANNE (1925-2019) - Lot 92

Claude LALANNE (1925-2019) Mimosa" necklace In gilded bronze, forming an articulated torque decorated with a mimosa branch. Signed and numbered Artcurial Editions, circa 1980 Length of neck: 35 cm approx. In Claude Lalanne's garden, hydrangeas, ranunculus, anemones, clematis, buttercups, mimosa... and all sorts of plants brought back from his travels, chosen for their leaves the artist's eye glimpses here and there, a necklace, a bracelet, a brooch.., a brooch... In the workshop, each detail of the plant is stitched with a metal thread as fine as a hair, delicate lacemaking, before being delivered to the alchemy of copper ions that will fix the ephemerality of its beauty. A technique that Claude Lalanne masters to perfection, as is the welding of metals. which holds no secrets for the artist. Mme G. Private collection