Niki de SAINT-PHALLE (1930-2002) Lot n° 3

THE LARGE CHAMBER Painted resin Signed and numbered 1/3 H. 97 cm, W. 170 cm, D. 45 cm Haligon Stamp Provenance: Private collection, Paris "Nature, dragons, monsters, animals of my imaginary universe kept me in touch with my emotions as a child. And I, the child and the artist are inseparable." Niki de Saint Phalle "...An important part of Niki de Saint Phalle's work brings joy, humour and colour into our lives. The animals she has created belong to this vision of art capable of making the individual happy. The Artist felt it was very important that adults and children interact with her sculptures..." Lucia Pesapane, Le petit dictionnaire Niki de Saint Phalle en 49 symboles, Réunion des Musées Nationaux. "The universe of tales and legends", its fantastic bestiary influenced by the legends of Southeast Asia or the deserts of the Mojave (snakes, rhinos, elephants, camels...) is continued by the play of tarots that Niki de Saint Phalle has been pursuing in Tuscany since 1978 with the construction of the Tarot Garden.