François-Xavier Lalanne

Exhibited by Mitterrand

Material Copper

Dimensions H 24.5 x 54 x 16 cm

Place of Creation France

Status Vetted

About the Work

François -Xavier Lalanne began his rhinoceros series with his 1964 Rhinocrétaire

desk/secretary. Numbers 2, 3 and 4 followed in 1966, 1975 and 1993 respectively, variants of one of his favorite animals have now found its way into the domestic world. In 1971, he created a leather rhinoceros that decomposed into armchairs. He also transposed this animal into smaller dimensions, with very rare versions featuring a mechanism. Such is the case of the Petit Rhinocéros Mécanique (1982) presented in New York this year.

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