Lot 197
  • 197

Niki de Saint Phalle

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description

  • Niki de Saint-Phalle
  • Trilogie des Obélisques
  • (iii) stamped with the signature and numbered 6/8 on a plaque attached to the underside
  • painted polyester resin in three parts on wooden base
  • (i) 122 by 49cm.; 48 by 19 1/4 in. (ii) 164 by 70cm.; 64 1/2 by 27 1/2 in. (iii) 95 by 38cm.; 37 3/8 by 15in.
  • Executed in 1987.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner

Exhibited

London, Gimpel Fils; New York, Gimpel Weitzenhoffer, The Wounded Animals, 1988, no. 83, illustrated in colour
Kent, Canterbury Arts Festival, Niki de Saint Phalle, 1988

Condition

Colours: The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration, although the overall tonality is much more saturated and more vibrant in the original. Condition: (i)-(iii) This work is in very good condition. There are small losses to the paint in places around the base and a few small spots of media accretion scattered throughout.
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