Niki de Saint Phalle: Quatre Nanas
About the plate
Quatre Nanas. The expressive and colourful female figures called “Nanas” hold a central place in the oeuvre of the artist.
About the artist
- Neuilly-sur-Seine (France), 29th October 1930
- Died: San Diego, 21st May 2002
Niki de Saint Phalle became famous through her Nana-figures, expressive and coloured polyester sculptures of women. She worked together with the Swiss new-realistic artist Jean Tinguely, whom she later married. Together with him, she created her most famous work of art, the Stravinskyfontain, which is situated close to the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
