4. 4AR NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE (1930-2002) Lion Heart 1963 signed and dated dec. 63 on reverse painted papier-mâché construction with painted plastic, wire, rope, plastic figures and paper on a painted panel signed and dated dec. 63 on the reverse painted papier mâché construction, plastic, wire, rope, plastic figurines and paper mounted on painted panel 59.2 x 71.5 x 15 cm. 23 5/16 x 28 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. We would like to thank the Niki Charitable Art Foundation for the information they kindly provided about this work. Provenance Private collection (acquired from the artist) Private collection (by descent) Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer Ltd, New York Private collection (acquired from the artist in 1990) Sale at Christie's, New York, Post-War and Contemporary Morning Session, 13 November 2013, lot 212 Private collection, Europe (acquired at this sale) Acquired from this collection by the current owner Exhibitions New York, Alexander Iolas Gallery, Niki de Saint Phalle: Vive moi, 16 April - 1 May 1965 Künzelsau, Kunsthalle Würth, Niki de Saint Phalle: spiel mit mir, 17 April-16 October 2011, p. 93, illustrated in colour Brühl, Max-Ernst-Museum, Niki de Saint Phalle: play with me, 15 January - 3 June 2012 Bibliography Janice Parente, Valérie Villéglé, Niki de Saint Phalle: Catalogue Raisonné, 1949-2000, Volume I, Lausanne 2001, p. 175, no. 373, illustrated in colour