Claude Lalanne French, 1925-2019
Petit Collier X Necklace, 1972
galvanised copper with articulated bow
pendant: 9.1 x 8.0 cm
choker: 13.8 x 12.7 cm
102 g
choker: 13.8 x 12.7 cm
102 g
stamped 'Lalanne' signed 'CL' and numbered
© Claude Lalanne
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For Lalanne everything has a function. In these works her mastery of electroplating sits centre stage. Through this method she transformed organic material into copper by running it through a...
For Lalanne everything has a function. 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 sulphate. 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.