Claude Lalanne French, 1925-2019
Anemone Brooch
galvanised copper with pin on reverse
4.6 x 4.7 x 1.1 cm
weight: 22g
weight: 22g
unique
© Claude Lalanne
Lalanne’s flower pins were a badge of honour for those in her close circle. Deriving botanical inspiration from her personal gardens, she conceptualised these gilded fossils, to be worn and...
Lalanne’s flower pins were a badge of honour for those in her close circle. Deriving botanical inspiration from her personal gardens, she conceptualised these gilded fossils, to be worn and appreciated in perpetuity. In these works her mastery of electroplating sits centre stage. Through this method she transformed organic material into copper by running it through a bath of copper sulfate. Working intuitively, she then joined each piece together and heated them to obtain her signature pinkish hue, a method she utilised all the way up until her death in 2019.