Lot 115
  • 115

Niki de Saint Phalle

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
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Description

  • Niki de Saint-Phalle
  • Nana mode / Nana au turban doré
  • porte le cachet de la signature, numéroté 23/25 et porte le cachet Plastiques d'Art R.Haligon

  • polyester peint et socle en métal exécuté par Jean Tinguely
  • H.: 38 cm; 15 in.
  • H. avec socle: 46 cm; 18 1/8 in.
  • Exécutée en 1986, cette oeuvre est le numéro 23 d'une édition de 25.

Provenance

Ida Niggli, Suisse
Transmis par descendance au propriétaire actuel

Literature

Pauline Barrie, News from the Women's art library, in 'Women's Art Magazine', Londres, Septembre/Octobre 1993, illustration d'un autre exemplaire p. 28 
Musée de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Mantes-la-Jolie, Jean Tinguely & Cie, 2002, illustration d'un autre exemplaire p. 41 

Condition

Condition: This work is in very good condition however there are 3 small chips to the gold paint on top of the head (2mm each). Colours: The colours are fairly accurate except for the pinks (head, bust, flowers) in the catalogue's illustration which are red and orange in the reality.
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Catalogue Note

stamped with the artist's signature, numbered '23/25' and stamped 'Plastiques d'Art R.Haligon', painted polyester and metal base created by Jean Tinguely. Executed in 1986, this work is number 23 from an edition of 25.