Lithograph, 1993

Edition : 250

Publisher : Editions de la Difference

Printer : Art Estampe (Paris)

76.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. | 29.92 in. x 22.05 in. (paper)

74.00 cm. x 55.00 cm. | 29.13 in. x 21.65 in. (image)

A lithograph for the album Méchant-méchant

A self-taught, multidisciplinary artist, Niki de Saint-Phalle creates a world recognizable at first glance. She is best known for her Nanas, monumental sculptures of disproportionately shaped women, which she designed to be displayed in public spaces for all to see. The artist attaches great importance to the beneficial potential of art, which takes on an almost therapeutic dimension for her: "My passion is to bring some moments of joy to others through my art".

In this lithograph, the artist addresses the children. She uses one of the illustrations created the same year for the book "Méchant Méchant", in collaboration with the author Laurent Condominas. It is a story about triumphant friendship, where children help each other to recover their toys stolen by a monster. By its graphic form and its colors, we can easily approach its style to the art made by children, which reinforces the impact it can have with them.

We also find a woman similar to her Nanas with exacerbated femininity: her curves and her accessories, especially the dress, impose themselves as an emblem of the power of women. As we know, Niki de Saint-Phalle was the first artist in the 1960s to assume her femininity in her creative process.

Very good condition
Handsigned by the artist in pencil
Annoted "HC"
Certificate of authenticity

Ref : LCD5568