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Niki de Saint PhalleMéchant Méchant1995
1995
$2,957.76
£2,248.39
€2,500
CA$4,156.68
A$4,520.49
CHF 2,381.49
MX$54,902.17
NOK 29,940.18
SEK 28,066.50
DKK 19,144.67
About the Item
Lithograph, 1995
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 174/250
Publisher : La Différence (Paris)
65.00 cm. x 105.00 cm. 25.59 in. x 41.34 in. (paper)
Niki de Saint-Phalle (1930-2002), French-American, was one of the most inspired and innovative self-taught artists of the 20th century. Born into a upper-class family, she quickly rebelled to escape an overly conservative environment and especially an incestuous father. For her, creating is a absolute and inner necessity. Sculptor, visual artist, member of the New Realists group, she created her first Nanas, monumental, joyful and blossoming female figures, radically renewing the representation of the woman.
In this large lithograph titled Wicked Wicked Niki de Saint-Phalle refers to a children's book she illustrated two years earlier in 1993. A monster steals the children's toys, but the ending is happy and friendship triumphs. The monster seems not so monstrous, it holds balloons for the children who are climbing on it. The colors are joyful, as often in the pictorial world of the artist.
Niki de Saint-Phalle, through her art tamed her fears. Here, she seems to propose the same thing to the viewer; to tame the monster, to change the course of things, to be in resilience, a notion that was very important to the artist. A work that is also a beautiful tribute to children.
Certificate of authenticity
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- Creator:Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002, French, American)
- Creation Year:1995
- Dimensions:Height: 25.6 in (65 cm)Width: 41.34 in (105 cm)
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- Condition:Very good condition.
- Gallery Location:Paris, FR
- Reference Number:Seller: LCD48641stDibs: LU1066215122062
Niki de Saint Phalle
Niki de Saint Phalle’s art is eclectic and complicated, brave and outspoken. It reveals the unbridled ruminations and opinions of her multifaceted past and transforms them into celebrations of love, life and pure happiness. This transformation reminds us that her work does not simply stand alone, it becomes part of a larger dialogue she created for us to enjoy.
A self-taught sculptor, painter and filmmaker, Saint Phalle made a mark on art history that continues to have an extraordinary dimension. Her work is represented in numerous museums and public collections around the world. In 2000, she received the Praemium Imperiale in Japan, the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for the art world. In 2014, the Grand Palais in Paris exhibited a major restropective of her work that traveled to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, where it currently resides. Saint Phalle died at the age of 71 in La Jolla, California, in 2002.
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