Les Lalanne — François-Xavier Lalanne & Claude Lalanne
2 min readOct 28, 2019
Les Lalanne were a French artist duo comprising married couple François-Xavier Lalanne (1927–2008) and Claude Lalanne (1924–2019) Les Lalanne were known to co-create on projects rather than collaborate. While Francois-Xavier favored sculpting animal themes, Claude preferred vegetation. The themes explored by the two collectively went against the current trend of Abstract art in the 1960s. Les Lalanne were known to co-create on projects rather than collaborate. While Francois-Xavier favored sculpting animal themes, Claude preferred vegetation. The themes explored by the two collectively went against the current trend of Abstract art in the 1960s. The couple believed and Francois-Xavier claimed, “the supreme art is the art of living.”
