Claude LALANNE (1925-2019), Years 1980-1990, Editions Artcur - Lot 152

Claude LALANNE (1925-2019), Years 1980-1990, Editions Artcurial Pair of "Mistletoe" ear pendants in textured yellow gold 750‰ and white cultured pearls. Systems for pierced ears, safety pins and snowshoes in yellow gold 750‰. Signed in cursive letters "Cl. Lalanne". Engraved "ARTCURIAL" and numbered "22/30". French work, Poinçon losangique d'Atelier. Dimensions: 8.7x4cm. P. Gross weight: 21.6 g. Claude LALANNE (1925-2019) occupies a singular place in the history of 20th-century decorative arts and jewelry. Trained at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, she developed, alongside her husband François-Xavier Lalanne, a poetic universe deeply inspired by the plant and organic world. The artist restores a familiar dimension to sculpture, blurring the boundaries between sculpture, art object and jewel. Using electroplating, a technique for covering natural elements such as leaves and flowers in metal, Claude Lalanne preserves the textures and details of the living world with great finesse. Nature is thus transformed into precious, delicate and timeless works. The artist draws on an abundant plant repertoire: ginkgo leaves, buttercups, currants, hydrangeas, guis and mimosas become emblematic motifs. His collaboration with Artcurial in the 1980s and 1990s gave rise to limited-edition creations, often numbered, including the "Mimosa" necklace and the "Mistletoe" and "Hydrangea" pairs of earrings featured in the sale. Through this association, Lalanne's aesthetic became widely known, gradually establishing the artist as a major figure in contemporary jewelry design.