SAINT PHALLE, Niki de (1930 Neuilly-sur-Seine - 2002 San Diego)

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* Saint Phalle (actually Catherine Marie Agnés Fal de Saint Phalle), painter, sculptor, stage designer, installation artist, model, lived and worked in France, Italy and the USA. 1956 exhibition debut in Switzerland, from 1956 a lifelong collaboration with Jean Tinguely, 1971 they married to secure the rights to each other's work after their deaths. Member of the Nouveau Réalisme group, received various awards, became known above all for her "Nana" figures, works in international cities.

Literature : De Gruyter (2018).

Provenance : * Partner auction Bergmann (the responsibility for legally compliant consignment and description lies with Auktionshaus Bergmann, Erlangen), Berlin private estate.