Niki de Saint Phalle
Gorgo in New York

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Artist Niki de Saint Phalle (French, 1930–2002)French, 1930–2002

CultureFrench

Titles

Gorgo in New York

Date1962

Made inFrance

MediumPaint, plaster, wire, and found objects on wood

DimensionsOverall: 95 3/4 × 193 × 19 1/2 in. (243.2 × 490.2 × 49.5 cm)
Four panels, each: 95 3/4 × 48 1/4 in. (243.2 × 122.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of D. and J. de Menil

Object number62.47

Not on view

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceThe artist; [Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York]; John and Dominique de Menil, Houston; given to MFAH, 1962.
Exhibition History"Niki de Saint Phalle," Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York, October 15–November 3, 1962.

"Space and Fantasy: A Selection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 25–February 14, 1963.

"Some Recent Accessions: 1961–1963," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 4–June 2, 1963.

"Contemporary Art from the Museum Collections with New Accessions," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 10–March 26, 1966.

"Fantastic Vision: Works by Niki de Saint Phalle," Nassau County Museum of Fine Art, Roslyn, New York, September 27, 1987–January 3, 1988.

"Direction and Diversity: Twentieth Century Art in the Museum Collection,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 21–September 3, 1988.

"Pop Art: The Object Transformed," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 28–December 29, 1991.

"Transformations: Post-War Art from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 22, 1994–February 12, 1995.

"Modernism in a Century of Change: From Object to Icon – The Art of Assemblage," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 21–August 30, 1998.

"Art at Midcentury: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 13–September 3, 2001.

"The Passionate Adventure of the Real: Collage, Assemblage, and the Object in 20th Century Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 18, 2003–February 8, 2004.

"Selections from the Museum's Collection: Post-War Painting and Sculpture," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 5–September 5, 2016.

"Niki de Saint Phalle in the 1960s," The Menil Collection, Houston, September 10, 2021–January 2, 2022; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, April 30–July 17, 2022.

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