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Niki de Saint Phalle — Strength Card No. 11, from Tarot Cards

Niki de Saint Phalle

Strength Card No. 11, from Tarot Cards

Niki de Saint Phalle's *Strength Card No. 11* is a vibrant lithograph rendered in bold, jubilant colors and embellished with glitter stickers that lend the work a festive, tactile energy. The composition draws on the symbolism of the traditional tarot card, reimagined through Saint Phalle's signature style of exuberant figuration and joyful excess. The full sheet format showcases her seamless blending of folk art sensibility with contemporary printmaking, resulting in a work that feels both ceremonial and playfully irreverent.

Medium
Lithograph with glitter stickers in color, on wove paper, the full sheet.

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April 24, 2018

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Niki de Saint Phalle, Strength Card No. 11, from Tarot Cards

Niki de Saint Phalle's *Strength Card No. 11* is a vibrant lithograph rendered in bold, jubilant colors and embellished with glitter stickers that lend the work a festive, tactile energy. The composition draws on the symbolism of the traditional tarot card, reimagined through Saint Phalle's signature style of exuberant figuration and joyful excess. The full sheet format showcases her seamless blending of folk art sensibility with contemporary printmaking, resulting in a work that feels both ceremonial and playfully irreverent.

Medium
Lithograph with glitter stickers in color, on wove paper, the full sheet.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Feminist Art, Mixed Media, Naïve Style, French Artist, Outsider Art, Modern Art, Pop Art, Tarot Imagery, Figurative Art, Female Artist, Lithograph, Whimsical Mood, Vibrant Colors, Playful Mood, Figurative, Collage Elements

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