Acrylic and Marker
Signature on the back
The Famous French Collection
40 x 40 x 1.6 cm
16 x 16 x 0.62 inch.
She began creating art in a naïve, experimental style. She first received worldwide attention for angry, violent assemblages which had been shot by firearms. These evolved into Nanas, light-hearted, whimsical, colorful, large-scale sculptures of animals, monsters, and female figures.
Her idiosyncratic style has been called “outsider art”
A critic said: “The French-born, American-raised artist is one of the most significant female and feminist artists of the 20th century, and one of the few to receive recognition in the male-dominated art world during her lifetime”.
Did you know?
For years, Niki de Saint Phalle worked with various materials, disregarding safety regulations and inhaling toxic fumes. Her art took its toll: she died in 2002, aged 71, because of respiratory failure.