$5,843
Niki de Saint Phalle (French, 1930-2002) L'arbre de vie , for the project MÉMOIRE DE LA LIBERTÉ , 1991, edition of 75. Stamped "29/75 NIKI DE S. PHALLE" on the side of the base. Mixed media with screenprinted metal and painted resin elements, height 26 3/4 in. (68.0 cm), presented on a black wooden plinth. Condition: Minute losses to paint on resin elements, minor soiling. N.B. The Mémoire de la Liberté project included 55 artists from North & South America, Europe, and Asia. Its goal was to educate the world's populations of the existence of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights , which was adopted by the United Nations in 1948. The project created awareness on multiple fronts: by the republication of the Declaration on a grand scale so that copies could be distributed to school, colleges, and universities around the globe; through world-wide exhibitions of the works created by a group of artist who are respected on the international stage; and to inspire the artists themselves to dialogues - if not activism - on the subject of liberty.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-09-02
