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NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE Litho Pop Art 1968

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NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE Litho Pop Art 1968
NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE
Paris 1930 - 2002 San Diego, California (French)

Dragon - 1968
Original Signed and Numbered Color SilkScreen

Title : Dragon.

Technique : Color Silkscreen on paper.

Paper Size : 39 x 60 cm / 15.4 X 23.6 inch.

Additional Information : This work is Hand Signed in pencil "Niki de Saint Phalle" in the right lower corner and Hand Dated in pencil in the right lower corner "1968", as well as Hand Numbered "13/100" in the same corner.
The work is dedicated in pencil at the lower right corner by Niki de Saint Phalle: "Pour toto bonne annee 1973 hello from Niki" (For Toto happy new year 1973). The artist herself specifically dedicated the Silkscreen to her dealer as a gift for new year 1973. The couple had a combined collection, whereas the majority of works were not purchased in the international auction rooms, but directly from the artist: sketches, gouaches and works on paper, that have never been commercially available. As in this example, many of those works dedicated to Jean-Yves and Erica, bear witness to close friendship to artists and betray the artists' reciprocal admiration of their dealer.

Provenance: Collection of Jean-Yves Mock.

Collection Jean-Yves Mock
Jean-Yves Mock (b. 1928) worked at the Hanover Gallery in London from 1956 until in 1973, when it closed. The gallery was originally founded in 1949 by Erica Brausen, primarily to showcase the work of the then relatively unknown artist, Francis Bacon. It went on to become one of the most important and influential establishments for three generations of 20th-century European artists.

Jean-Yves's contribution was instrumental in discovering and promoting some of the 20th century's leading exponents of the avant garde and through his involvement he formed lasting friendships with many artists, as is illustrated by the numerous works dedicated to him in his collection.

When the Hanover Gallery closed in 1973, Jean-Yves joined the curatorial team at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. During his distinguished career there he organised the first major retrospectives of Niki de Saint Phalle, Yves Klein and Jean Tinguely and. His invaluable contribution to the arts was acknowledged by the French State when he was made a Chevalier de l'ordre des arts et des letters in 1985 and awarded L'Ordre du Merite in 1993.

Condition : Very Good condition.