Cathédrale

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Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002)
Cathédrale
signé, daté et dédicacé 'POUR TINNIE Niki de St Phalle Oct. 1962' (au revers)
peinture, plâtre, grillage et objets divers sur bois; cadre d'artiste
61 x 61 x 12 cm.
Exécuté en 1962

signed, dated and dedicated 'POUR TINNIE Niki de St Phalle Oct. 1962' (on the reverse)
paint, plaster, wire mesh and various objects on wood; artsit's frame
24 x 24 x 4 3⁄4 in.
Executed in 1962

Provenance

Jacqueline Matisse Monnier, France (acquis directement auprès de l’artiste).

Literature

C. Loewer, Niki de Saint Phalle, Catalogue Raisonné, 1949-2000, Volume I, Lausanne, 2001, p. 151, no. 317 (illustré, p. 317).

Special Notice

Artist's Resale Right ("droit de Suite"). If the Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer also agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent. This item will be transferred to an offsite warehouse after the sale. Please refer to department for information about storage charges and collection details.

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Lot Essay

Cette œuvre est enregistrée dans les archives de la Niki Charitable Art Foundation, Santee.

‘’Je n’ai jamais tiré sur Dieu. J’éprouve une grande difficulté et une grande attirance. Je tire sur l’église. Je glorifie la Cathédrale.’’ - Niki de Saint Phalle

“I never shot at God. I feel a great difficulty and a great attraction. I shot at the church. I glorify the Cathedral.” - Niki de Saint Phalle

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