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Photography by Tom McFetridge
Gwendolyn
Photography by Tom McFetridge

Gwendolyn

Date1966/1990
MediumPainted polyester resin on metal
Dimensions101 3/4 × 78 7/8 × 49 1/4 in.
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2022.16
Accession number 2022.16
On View
On view
ProvenanceArtist; to Niki Charitable Art Foundation, Santee, CA; (Salon 94, New York, NY); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2022
Label TextRendered in her characteristically colorful and abstract figurative style, Gwendolyn represents one of Niki de Saint Phalle’s most significant works. Here, the artist presents an exaggerated and dynamic version of the pregnant body. The colorful designs and flower collages that adorn the sculpture help accentuate the figure’s roundness and weight. For Saint Phalle, Gwendolyn expresses and celebrates the power rooted in fertility and the feminine form while also symbolizing her hope for creating a world where women are ascendant, overcoming sexism and inequality.


Gwendolyn, realizada en al característico estilo figurativo, colorido y abstracto de Niki de Saint Phalle, representa una de sus obras más significativas. Aquí, la artista presenta una versión exagerada y dinámica del cuerpo durante el embarazo. Los diseños coloridos y los collages de flores que adornan la escultura contribuyen a acentuar la redondez y el peso de la figura. Para Saint Phalle, Gwendolyn expresa y celebra el poder arraigado en la fertilidad y la forma femenina, a la vez que simboliza su esperanza de crear un mundo en el que las mujeres sean las protagonistas, superando el sexismo y la desigualdad.
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