Niki de Saint Phalle

Black Venus

1965–1967

Colorful sculpture of a woman in a swimsuit, balancing on one leg with arms raised, holding a ball.
Colorful sculpture of a woman in a swimsuit, balancing on one leg with arms raised, holding a ball.

Installation

Not on view

Date
1965–1967

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Painted polyester

Dimensions
Overall: 110 × 51 5/8 × 30 13/16 in. (279.4 × 131.1 × 78.3 cm)

Accession number
68.73

Credit line
Gift of the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/1260



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