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Lot  96 Ravenel Autumn Auction 2016

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2016

Serpentine Bangle

Niki De SAINT PHALLE (French, 1930 - 2002)

1980s

Metal gilt enameled bangle, edition of 250

8 x 7.2 cm

Estimate

TWD 80,000-120,000

HKD 20,000-30,000

USD 2,500-3,800

Sold Price

TWD 84,000

HKD 20,388

USD 2,626


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Niki de Saint Phalle was one of the most popular French female artists in the twentieth century. Her creativity is spread across medium, including painting, sculptures, architecture, design, drama and many other disciplines. In 1965, Niki de Saint Phalle was inspired by a female friend of hers, she began to use voluptuous women as the ar chetype to create a series of work called “Nana,” and the series not only represent the reaction faced by the women in the 1960s towards gender inequalities, but encourage women of the era to pursue freedom. Her works have been collected by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Tate Gallery, London; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark, etc.


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Ravenel Autumn Auction 2016

Sunday, November 20, 2016, 2:00pm