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Niki de Saint-Phalle

Chien vase

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March 15, 07:36 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Niki de Saint Phalle

1930 - 2002

Chien vase


stamped with the artist's name Niki de Saint Phalle and number 7/10 EA (on a plaque affixed in the vase opening); stamped with foundry mark R. Haligon Plastiques d'Art (in the vase opening)  

painted polyester and gold leaf on metal base, with ceramic pot

19 by 27½ by 7⅞ in.

48.3 by 69.9 by 20 cm.

Executed in 1992, this work is artist proof 7 from an edition of 50 plus 10 artist's proofs.

Private Collection, New York

Thence by descent in 2012 to the present owner

Paris, Musée de la publicité, Union des Arts Décoratifs, Niki de Saint Phalle: La vie joyeuse des objets, October - December 2001 (another example exhibited)

Capalbio, Palazzo Aldobrandeschi, Niki de Saint Phalle a Capalbio, July - September 2006 (another example exhibited)

International Incheon Women Artist’s Biennale, Multiculture & Arts Center, Knocking On The Door, November - December 2007 (another example exhibited)

Amstelveen, Museum Jan van der Togt, Niki de Saint Phalle, September - October 2015 (another example exhibited)

Toulouse, Les Abattoirs, Niki de Saint Phalle: Les années 1980 et 1990: L'Art en liberté, October 2022 - March 2023 (another example exhibited)