Sweet Sexy Clarice

1968

Niki de Saint Phalle

Associated Names
Niki de Saint Phalle

Artist, French, 1930 - 2002

Albin Uldry

Printer, Swiss, active late 20th century

This print contains various abstract shapes and vibrant colors forming headless humanoid figures and designs. In the upper section, sinuous lines create letters spelling "Sweet sexy Clarice" with decorative patterns. To the right, an abstract tree-like shape in pink and yellow bears the phrase "CLARICE IS A TREE." Below, a series of forms, outlined in bold lines, evoke the image of colorful dresses and bodies with vibrant pink skin, visible arms, and no heads. One shape resembles a creature with a gaping mouth, labeled "Don't let the dragon eat you up." Another shape is depicted with the phrase "Clarice is a bird." A heart shape with spiked edges and the phrase "Here is my heart" adds to the piece. These designs and lines of text are all against an off-white background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Olga Hirshhorn)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 59.06 × 73.98 cm (23 1/4 × 29 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3366

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chenivesse/Kühn 1980, no. 22


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Olga Hirshhorn, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • Olga Hirshhorn Collects: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007

Bibliography

1980

  • Chenivesse, Dominique, and Brigitte Kühn. Niki de Saint Phalle: Das Graphische Werk, 1968-1980. Ulm, Germany: Ulmer Museum, 1980, no. 22.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Niki de Saint Phalle 2/75 1968

Wikidata ID

Q77010290

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