Nana Boa (petit)
1983
Niki de Saint Phalle's 'Nana Boa (petit)' from 1983 is a painted resin sculpture representing the artist's iconic Nana series. The work celebrates feminine form and playful exuberance through colorful, voluptuous sculptural forms. This small-scale version maintains the joyful, celebratory spirit of Saint Phalle's feminist artistic practice.
- Medium
- painted resin
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Day Auction
November 19, 2021
Estimate: $80,000 to $120,000
Lot 322
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Yayoi Kusama
Japanese · b. 1929
Kusama shares Saint Phalle's bold use of color and pattern applied to sculptural and figurative forms, with an equally playful and exuberant visual language that celebrates feminine perspectives and joyful abstraction.
Fernando Botero
Colombian · b. 1932
Botero's work is defined by voluminous, exaggerated figurative forms rendered with a celebratory and colorful sensibility that closely mirrors Saint Phalle's treatment of the rounded, joyful Nana figures in painted resin.
Evelyne Axell
Belgian · b. 1935
Axell created boldly colorful works centered on feminine figures with a playful and liberating spirit, sharing Saint Phalle's feminist artistic vision and her use of vibrant, graphic color to celebrate the female form.
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