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Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors, Drawings and Multiples
Monday, 03 June 2013, 06:00 pm

Phalle Niki de Saint, Nana dansante - Nana Machine

Lot 71

Phalle Niki de Saint, 1930-2002 (FR)

Jean Tinguely, 1925-1991 (CH)

Nana dansante - Nana Machine, 1976

Multiple. Painted resin and polyester figure on iron base with electric motor, unique work character.

H 435 mm W 230 mm D 150 mm.
At the base signed and numbered by Jean Tinguely: 8/150.

CHF25'000 / 30'000
EUR22'000 / 26'000
USD27'000 / 32'000

Hammer Price: CHF 28'000

Annotation:

Signature and numbering strongly faded.

Provenance: Swiss private property.

Literature: Christina Bischofberger.
Jean Tinguely, Catalogue Raisonné Volume 2, Skulpturen und Reliefs 1969-1985.
Küsnacht/Zürich, Edition Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, 1990.
No. 535, illustration of a different copy.