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The Geri Brawerman Collection: A Tribute to Los Angeles and A Legacy of Giving

Niki de Saint Phalle

L'Arbre de la vie

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November 19, 03:00 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

Bid

16,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

The Geri Brawerman Collection: A Tribute to Los Angeles and A Legacy of Giving

Niki de Saint Phalle

1930 - 2002


L'Arbre de la vie

incised with the artist’s signature and number 1/10 (on a plaque affixed to the underside)

painted polyester

15 ½ by 17 ½ by 13 in.

39.4 by 44.5 by 33 cm.

Executed in 1990, this work is number 1 from an edition of 10 plus 4 artist's proofs.

Artcurial Gallery, Paris

Acquired from the above in March 1993 by the present owner

Fondazione Roma Museo, Niki de Saint Phalle, November 2009 - January 2010, p. 126, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)

Heerlen, SCHUNCK, Niki de Saint Phalle. Outside - In, February - June 2011, p. 183, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)

Sprengel Museum Hannover, Niki de Saint Phalle - The Big Shots, April 2016 - September 2017 (another example exhibited)

New York, MoMA PS1, Niki de Saint Phalle: Structures for life, March - September 2021 (another example exhibited)

Kansas City, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Niki de Saint Phalle: Rebellion and Joy, April - July 2024 (another example exhibited)

Exh Cat., Guido Magnaguagno, Niki de Saint Phalle: Mythen - Märchen - Träume, Chur 2009, p. 42, illustrated in color

Niki de Saint Phalle, Niki de Saint Phalle, Insider / Outsider World Inspired Art, San Diego 1998, p. 76-77, illustrated in color

Ulrich Krempel, La Fête - Die Schenkung Niki de Saint Phalle, Hannover 2001, p. 176, illustrated in color

"Sprengel Museum zeigt Werke von de Saint Phalle," Weser Kurier, 27 April 2016, illustrated (edition number unknown) (online)

"Niki de Saint Phalle: Rebellion and Joy," Apollo, 19 April 2024, illustrated in color (edition number unknown) (online)