Lot 187
  • 187

Niki de Saint-Phalle

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Niki de Saint-Phalle
  • L'Oiseau Amoureux Vase
  • incised with the artist's signature and numbered 40/150
  • painted polyester and ceramic, in two parts
  • 60 by 47 by 20cm.; 23 5/8 by 18 1/2 by 7 7/8 in.
  • Executed in 2000, this work is number 40 from an edition of 150.

Provenance

Private Collection, London

Exhibited

Bielefeld, Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie, Niki de Saint-Phalle: A Retrospective - Sculptures, Objects and Works on Paper, 2012-13, another example exhibited

Condition

This work is in very good condition. Very close inspection reveals three minute and unobtrusive abrasions: one to the top of the bird's head, and two the extreme lower tips of its right facing foot.
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