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From an Important European Collection
Niki de Saint-Phalle
‘Arbre de Cœur’ (Heart Tree) Brooch/Pendant
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October 6, 05:10 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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From an Important European Collection
Niki de Saint-Phalle
1930 - 2002
‘Arbre de Cœur’ (Heart Tree) Brooch/Pendant
1990, signed Niki de Saint Phalle, stamped 1990, edition 4/33, stamped 750, 267 VA, hallmarked DK
18k gold and multi-color enamel pendant brooch with eight articulated red enameled hearts and a pin on the reverse, with half loop for suspension; Diana Küppers with Niki de Saint Phalle, Giancarlo Montebello workshop; with original fitted blue velvet case
2⅜ by 2⅝ in.; 6 by 6.7 cm.
Private Collection, Europe
Niki de Saint Phalle, Louisa Guinness Gallery, London, 2015, 'Cœur, 1990'
In 1981, Niki de Saint Phalle wrote: 'L'arbre, la Nature: l'arbre n'est pas là pour embellir. L'arbre est le coeur du mythe, végétal ou animal, tronc ou serpent. Il est l'emblème de la grande nature, le fétiche de la sensibilité, la marque de l'univers.' (The tree, Nature: the tree is not there to embellish. The tree is the heart of the myth, vegetable or animal, trunk or serpent. It is the emblem of great nature, the fetish of sensitivity, the mark of the universe.) (Niki de Saint Phalle, Pontus Hultén, and Jean Yves Mock, Niki de Saint Phalle, Moderna museet, Stockholm, Sweden, 1981, p. 88). This poetic passage brings the 'Arbre de Cœur' brooch/pendant to life, concretizing the tree that is the heart of myth.