Niki de Saint Phalle (*1930 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French painter and sculptor best known for her representation of female bodies. Called Nanas, these sculptures are colorful, patterned, and come in a variety of different, often oversized shapes and sizes. They embody the artist’s feminist spirit. In the 1960s, the artist was part of the Nouveau Réalisme movement, which also included Christo, Yves Klein and Jean Tinguely.
