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Niki de Saint Phalle Brooch (Oiseau), ca. 2005 Zamak, gold tone finished, nickel free (Incised Signature) Incised signature on the back of the jewelry (Niki De Saint Phalle) and the clasp (Niki). 2 3/10 × 1 3/5 inches Authorized by the Estate of Niki de Saint Phalle! This colorful, whimsical piece - "Oiseau" (Bird) can be worn both as a brooch and as a necklace. Bears the Niki de Saint Phalle's incised signature. Collectible work. Makes a terrific gift. Biography of Niki de Saint Phalle Childhood Niki de Saint Phalle was born in France in 1930 to an aristocratic Catholic family. She had an American mother, a French banker father, four siblings, and grew up bilingual in French and English. Her father lost his wealth during the Great Depression and the family moved to the US in 1933, where Saint Phalle attended Brearley School, a girls' school in New York City. Saint Phalle reported later in her life, in an autobiography titled Mon Secret (1994), that her father had sexually abused her from age 11. From an early age, Saint Phalle pushed boundaries in her artistic and personal life. Though she found Brearley School to be a formative experience, later claiming that it was there she became a feminist, she was expelled for painting the fig leaves covering the genitals of statues on the school's campus red. She then attended Oldfields School in Maryland, graduating in 1947. As a young woman, Saint Phalle also worked as a model, appearing on the front covers of Life Magazine and Vogue. When she was 18, Saint Phalle eloped with Henry Matthews, an author and childhood friend. While Matthews studied music at Harvard University, Saint Phalle began to explore painting, and gave birth to her daughter Laura in 1951, when she was 20 years old. Early Training and work In 1952, the Matthews and Saint Phalle moved to Paris, where he continued to study music and Saint Phalle studied theater. The couple traveled extensively in Europe, gaining exposure to art by the Old Masters. The following year, Saint Phalle was diagnosed with a "nervous breakdown" and hospitalized in a psychiatric facility. She was encouraged to paint as a form of therapy, and consequently gave up her theater studies in favor of becoming an artist. The couple moved to Mallorca off the coast of Spain, where their son Philip was born in 1955. During this time, Saint Phalle developed her imaginative, self-taught style of painting, experimenting with a variety of forms and materials. She also discovered the architecture of Antonio Gaudi, which had a strong influence on her work. Gaudi's Park Guell in Barcelona was instrumental in Saint Phalle's early conceptualization of the elaborate sculpture garden she would fulfill much later in her career. Mature Period At the end of the 1950s, Saint Phalle and her husband moved back to Paris. In 1960, however, the couple separated and Saint Phalle moved to a new apartment, established a studio, and met artist Jean Tinguely, with whom she would collaborate artistically. Within a year, they had moved in together and begun a romantic relationship. Saint Phalle became part of the Nouveau Réalisme movement along with Tinguely, Yves Klein, Arman and others. She was the only woman in the group. Her first solo exhibition in 1961 punctuated a dynamic period of Saint Phalle's early career, and she met a number of influential artists living in Paris at the time, such as Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, whose use of found objects was to have a strong influence on Saint Phalle's work. She was also friendly with Marcel Duchamp, who first introduced her and Tinguely to Salvador Dalí. The three artists traveled to Spain together to an event celebrating Dali's work, in which a life-sized bull sculpture was detonated with fireworks. In 1963, Tinguely and Saint Phalle moved to an old house just outside Paris, where she began to work on architectural projects as well as her renowned shooting...

Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Dog Portrait II" *Signed by May in pencil lower left Year: 1997 Medium: Original Monoprint on unbranded white co...

Rebecca Warren 1990 2007 Lithographic print on MDF, with pom-pom, cotton thread, wood shaving, twig, and wood chip 16 x 9 x 3 inches; 41 x 23 x 8 cm Edi...

Limited edition print of a black dog in front of its food bowl.  Woof, Woof, Woof! ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Original Limited Edition Print by Mychael Barratt Screen print on Paper ...

Katharina Fritsch Schlange / Snake 1999/2001 Plastic, paint 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 3 3/8 inches; 2 x 19 x 9 cm Edition of 240 Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed and numbered ...

The single letter "S", from the alphabet, illustrated by a seahorses. All letters from the Kelvin Mann's bestiary alphabet are available, and the full set of 27 etchings in folio box...

10-colour lithograph on Somerset Velvet White 300 gsm paper 23 3/5 × 29 9/10 in 60 × 76 cm - sheet size Edition 48 of 200 hand-signed and numbered by the artist in the bottom right ...

The single letter "U", from the alphabet, depends on phonics for the "ewe" to qualify for "U". All letters are available, and the full set of 27 etchings in folio box is available fo...

Leonardo da Vinci’s Dog by Mychael Barratt [2021] limited_edition Silkscreen print on paper Edition number 100 Image size: H:21.5 cm x W:21.5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40 cm x W:38 cm x D:0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Leonardo da Vinci's Dog is a limited edition silkscreen print by Mychael Barratt. The work reference's Leonardo da Vinci's old masters artwork: Lady with an Ermin. Barratt's interpretation of da Vinci's famed work is highly accurate and playful with the addition of a dachshund. The piece is part of Mychael Barratt's Artist Dogs and Cats series - all works in this series are really playful and make wonderful diptych's and triptych's for those interested in history of art and the merging of contemporary practice with the history of art. Mychael Barratt was born in Toronto, Canada, however, considers himself to be a Londoner since arriving for what was supposed to be a two-week stay thirty years ago. He is a narrative artist whose work is steeped in imagery relating to art history, literature, theatre and everything else that overfills his bookshelves. He was an artist in residence for Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre...

Stik's dog is a lovely stick white dog on a red background. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Original Limited Edition Print by Mychael Barratt Screen print on Paper Edition of 100 40 H x 38...

Francisco Toledo Caimanes I (Caymans I), not dated Lithograph Unframed dimensions: 17 x 20.5 inches Framed dimensions: 26.5 x 33 inches Edition: Estado III, VII/XIV

"Z is for zoo, with a lion, monkey, rhinoceros and giraffe illustrating the letter "Z", from Kelvin Mann's alphabet. All letters are available, and the full set of 27 etchings in fol...