Lot 189
  • 189

Niki de Saint Phalle

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Niki de Saint-Phalle
  • Petit Château á Cinq Tours
  • signed; incised with the artist's signature and stamped with the Haligon foundry mark on the underside

  • painted polyester resin
  • 37.8 by 58.4 by 33.6cm.; 14 7/8 by 23 by 13 1/4 in.
  • Executed in 1981, this work is unique.

Provenance

Private Collection, Japan (acquired directly from the artist)
Sale: Christie's, London, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 20 October 2004, Lot 40
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

 

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate. Condition: This work is in very good condition. There is some scattered light wear along the lower edges of the sculpture, and in a few places elsewhere. There is light surface dirt in places throughout.
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