Niki de Saint Phalle Foundation
La Fontaine aux quatre Nanas, 1974-91
Painted polyester, steel, electrical system
H 21 5/8 x 88 5/8 x 88 5/8 in
Photo: JC Lett
Further images
This fountain/sculpture, painted in lustrous colours, depicts the Nanas [chicks], the emblematic female figures of the artist’s œuvre, joyfully reunited in a bath. The women’s rounded mouths and breasts spout...
This fountain/sculpture, painted in lustrous colours, depicts the Nanas [chicks], the emblematic female figures of the artist’s œuvre, joyfully reunited in a bath. The women’s rounded mouths and breasts spout jets of water. The playfulness shown in this work is an homage to uninhibited femininity and sexuality. A copy of the fountain can be found in the artist’s Tarot Garden, a masterwork created by Niki de Saint Phalle between 1979 and 1993.