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Niki de Saint Phalle was a French-American artist. She was born in 1930 near Paris, France and died in 2002. She made sculptures, paintings, films and also wrote and illustrated books.
Niki de Saint Phalle (French: [niki d(ə) sɛ̃ fal]; born Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle; [1] 29 October 1930 – 21 May 2002) was a French-American [5] [6] sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author of colorful hand-illustrated books.Widely noted as one of the few female monumental sculptors, [7] Saint Phalle was also known for her social commitment and work.
May 21, 2002 · Niki de Saint Phalle was born in France in 1930 to an aristocratic Catholic family. She had an American mother, a French banker father, four siblings, and grew up bilingual in French and English. Her father lost his wealth during the Great Depression and the family moved to the US in 1933, where Saint Phalle attended Brearley School, a girls ...
Niki de Saint Phalle (French: [niki d(ə) sɛ̃ fal]; born Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle; 29 October 1930 – 21 May 2002) was a French-American sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author of colorful hand-illustrated books.Widely noted as one of the few female monumental sculptors, Saint Phalle was also known for her social commitment and work.
The Niki Charitable Art Foundation is currently working on the Catalogue Raisonné of Nanas and Women figures. _Learn More. Niki de Saint Phalle among her Nanas at the Galerie Alexandre Iolas, Paris, Autumn 1965.
Oct 29, 2014 · Life & Work. Niki is born Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle on in France. Her father is French, her mother American. She is the second of five children of a wealthy family who lose their business and fortune in the stock market collapse. She spends most of her childhood and adolescence in New York City, though strong ties are ...
Niki de Saint Phalle. “Ready! On your marks! Red, yellow, blue, the painting weeps, the painting is dead. I’ve killed the painting.” 1 So declared the self-taught artist Niki de Saint Phalle, who caught the attention of the French art scene and the popular press in February 1961 when she staged her first Tirs or Shooting Paintings.
May 20, 2022 · Niki de Saint Phalle was many things to many people, and most importantly she was an artist.In the 20 years since her death, Saint Phalle’s art has gained more relevance and notoriety as time passes. Her views on social and political issues such as female roles, equality, and violence were progressive for the time period, even in the world of ...
Sep 20, 2017 · Niki de Saint Phalle, Invitation à la Danse (Paris: ARC, Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, 1993). The Iolas Gallery was the first to exhibit Saint Phalle's Nanas. These original lively lithographs by Saint Phalle were featured in the gallery booklet to accompany the exhibition in New York, Paris, and Geneva with an essay by Pierre Descargues.
May 21, 2002 · Oct 29, 1930 - May 21, 2002. Niki de Saint Phalle was a French-American sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author of colorful hand-illustrated books. Widely noted as one of the few female monumental sculptors, Saint Phalle was also known for her social commitment and work. She had a difficult and traumatic childhood and a much-disrupted ...
