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Niki de Saint-Phalle (1930-2002)
Charly
Details
Niki de Saint-Phalle (1930-2002)
Charly
stamped with the artist's name and number '1/20 Niki' and with the 'Haligon' stamp (on the reverse of the back left leg)
painted polyester
43 x 47 x 29 in. (109.2 x 119.3 x 73.6 cm.)
Executed in 1981-1982. This work is number one from an edition of twenty plus eight artist's proofs.
Charly
stamped with the artist's name and number '1/20 Niki' and with the 'Haligon' stamp (on the reverse of the back left leg)
painted polyester
43 x 47 x 29 in. (109.2 x 119.3 x 73.6 cm.)
Executed in 1981-1982. This work is number one from an edition of twenty plus eight artist's proofs.
Provenance
Private collection, Belgium
Private collection, Geneva, 2001
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 17 October 2006, lot 399
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection, Geneva, 2001
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 17 October 2006, lot 399
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Montréal, Galerie Esperanza, Sculptures et Lithographies, 1983 (another example exhibited).
Bonn, Museumsmeile; Glasgow, McLellan Galleries and Paris, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Niki de Saint Phalle, 1992-1993 (another example exhibited).
San Diego, Mingei International Museum, Niki de Saint-Phalle-Insider/Outsider-World Inspired Art, May 1998-January 1999 (another example exhibited).
Montréal, Musée des Arts décoratifs; Hull, Musée Canadien des Civilisations; Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Cincinnati Art Museum; Louisville, J.B. Speed Museum; Munich, Die Neue Sammlung; Cracow, Muzeum Naradowe w Krakowie and Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Le Plaisir de l’Objet, 1997-2000 (another example exhibited).
Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Niki de Saint Phalle La vie joyeuse des objets, October-December 2001 (another example exhibited).
San Diego, Mingei International Museum, Niki de Saint Phalle Remembered, December 2003-April 2004 (another example exhibited).
Bonn, Museumsmeile; Glasgow, McLellan Galleries and Paris, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Niki de Saint Phalle, 1992-1993 (another example exhibited).
San Diego, Mingei International Museum, Niki de Saint-Phalle-Insider/Outsider-World Inspired Art, May 1998-January 1999 (another example exhibited).
Montréal, Musée des Arts décoratifs; Hull, Musée Canadien des Civilisations; Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Cincinnati Art Museum; Louisville, J.B. Speed Museum; Munich, Die Neue Sammlung; Cracow, Muzeum Naradowe w Krakowie and Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Le Plaisir de l’Objet, 1997-2000 (another example exhibited).
Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Niki de Saint Phalle La vie joyeuse des objets, October-December 2001 (another example exhibited).
San Diego, Mingei International Museum, Niki de Saint Phalle Remembered, December 2003-April 2004 (another example exhibited).
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