Les Baigneurs (1974)

Niki de Saint-Phalle

painted polyester and steel

Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), Glasgow

Classification:

Sculpture

Materials:

Polyester, Steel

Physical Object Description:

Stamped on the back of base Niki and barely legible foundry mark. There were 12 casts made of this work but each one was painted uniquely. The work is also known as Le Couple au Ballon. Eric and Jean Cass also owned a larger, very similar work - Les Baigneurs (1970), purchased from Gimpel Fis on 1 July 1987 and sold on 1 July 1998, the work had been situated in their garden.

Dimensions:

45 x 46 x 24 cm

Credit:

Donated by Eric and Jean Cass through the Contemporary Art Society, 2012

Scheme:

Eric and Jean Cass Gift (2010 - 2012)

Ownership history:

Purchased from Roger Nellens Aetellier, Ostend (private collector) by Eric and Jean Cass, 26 October 1976; by whom gifted to the Contemporary Art Society, 2012; presented to Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), Glasgow Museums, 2012

Relationship:

Roger Nellens Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), Glasgow Eric and Jean Cass

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