FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)Mouton de Pierre, 1988incised with the artist's signature and dated 'LALANNE 88' (to the underside of the body); stamped with the artist's name and numbered 'FXL LALANNE 62/250' (to the underside of the chin)epoxy stone and patinated bronze35 x 16 x 36 1/2 in.88.9 x 38.1 x 92.7 cm.This work is number sixty-two from the edition of two-hundred-fifty.For further information on this lot please visit theArtist or Maker: FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)Provenance: ProvenanceCarl Schlosberg Fine Arts, Los AngelesAcquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1988ExhibitedFairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables,Les Lalanne at Fairchild, 2010, n.p., other examples exhibited and illustratedLiteratureDaniel Marchesseau,Les Lalanne, Paris, 1988, p. 146, another example illustratedRobert Rosenblum,Les Lalanne, Skira, Geneva, 1991, pp. 76, 122, 124, 127, another example illustratedDaniel Abadie,Lalanne(s), Flammarion, Paris, 2008, pp. 186-187, another example illustratedAdrian Dannatt,Les Lalanne: Fifty Years of Work 1964-2015, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, 2015, pp.77, 88- 89, 106-108, other examples illustratedPaul Kasmin,Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne: Art, Work, Life, Skira Rizzoli, New York, 2012, n.p., other examples illustratedAdrian Dannatt,François-Xavier & Claude Lalanne: In the Domain of Dreams, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, 2018, pp. 18, 84-89, 181, 192-193, other examples illustrated