Niki De Saint-Phalle (1903-2002) - Leaping Nana, 1970 - Artprint - 70x50cm

Iconic art print by Niki de Saint Phalle in a 70 x 50 cm format titled Leaping Nana. The work is a high-quality print on stiff paper and in very good condition. - Printed signature, printed numbering - - printed and published by Kunstverlag from circa 2000 - sourced directly from Kunstverlag - since then professionally, light-protected stored in a graphics warehouse - Artist: Niki de Saint Phalle - Title: Leaping Nana - Type: Art print - Technique: Print on stiff paper - Originality: Reproduction - Sheet size: 70 x 50 cm - Condition: Like new - Provenance: Kunstverlag - Epoch: Modern Art - Nationality: French Art Niki de Saint Phalle: Niki de Saint Phalle, born 1930 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, and died 2002 in San Diego, USA, was a significant French-Swiss artist and sculptor, known for her colorful, large-scale sculptures and her radical, often provocative engagement with societal and feminist themes. Her works, including the iconic “Nana” figures, broke with traditional notions of femininity and centered the role of women in art and society. Saint Phalle was a central figure of Nouveau Réalisme, a movement that dissolved the boundaries between art and life and critically questioned social structures. Saint Phalle’s early works, such as her “shooting paintings” (Tirs) from the 1960s, represented a radical departure from conventional painting. By shooting canvases filled with paint-filled bags and objects with rifles, she created art that emerged both randomly and violently. This act echoes Dadaism and Surrealism, particularly artists like Marcel Duchamp and Jackson Pollock. While Pollock’s “Action Painting” introduced physical movement into painting, Saint Phalle brought destruction as a creative act into art. Her work reflects an engagement with themes such as aggression, power, and the wish to break through patriarchal structures in which art had often been confined. Her “Nana” figures, developed from the mid-1960s, became her hallmark and symbolized a celebration of femininity and joie de vivre. These oversized, colorful, rounded female figures represented self-confidence and freedom and challenged traditional, often idealized or sexualized representations of the female body. In dialogue with feminist artists like Louise Bourgeois and Yayoi Kusama, Saint Phalle created a new visual language that depicted femininity as strong and independent. While Bourgeois often explored the psychological depths of the feminine, Saint Phalle focused on the powerful, liberated woman who takes public space for herself. Saint Phalle’s monumental projects, most notably the Tarot Garden in Tuscany, Italy, stand in direct comparison to the works of Antoni Gaudí and Jean Tinguely. The Tarot Garden, inspired by the symbols of the Tarot, presents a fantastical, walkable world of gigantic sculptures that radically merge architecture and sculpture. Similar to Gaudí’s Park Güell or Tinguely’s kinetic sculptures, Saint Phalle opened a new access to art with this project that actively engages the viewer and blurs the boundary between art and everyday life. Her close collaboration with Jean Tinguely, who was her partner and often a collaborator, showed how both artists pursued a shared vision of art as playful, provocative, and accessible to everyone. Beyond her work in public spaces, Saint Phalle was also a pioneer of feminist art and openly challenged the patriarchal structures that often marginalized women in art. Her sculptures, which depicted the female body in all its diversity and strength, reflect the demand for equality and emancipation. In this sense, she is closely connected to artists like Judy Chicago, whose work The Dinner Party also engages feminist themes and celebrates the female body. Both artists used their art to raise awareness of the role of women in society and to revolutionize the art world. In summary, Niki de Saint Phalle remains a key figure of modern art, whose works sustainably influenced the feminist movement and conceptual sculpture. Her connections to artists like Jean Tinguely, Louise Bourgeois, and Antoni Gaudí, as well as her radical approach to the form and meaning of the female body, made her a pioneer whose work continues to have a powerful impact today. Related artists: Jean Tinguely, Yves Klein, Arman, Daniel Spoerri, César, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Claes Oldenburg, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, Louise Bourgeois, Louise Nevelson, Yayoi Kusama Shipping information: We roll prints onto stiff cardboard tubes, wrap them in corrugated cardboard, and ship them in sturdy boxes with tracking numbers. About us: We have been active in art dealing for over 20 years and have extensive experience in the professional handling and shipping of artworks. - No shipping to the Canary Islands, Taiwan -

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