Aeppli: Die Fünf Witwen

Aeppli: Die Fünf Witwen

Eva Aeppli (1925-2015)
Die Fünf Witwen, ca. 1969
Museum Tinguely, Basel, Donation Niki de Saint Phalle

The sculpture group Fünf Witwen (Five Widows, 1969), made by his first wife Eva Aeppli (1925-2015), is seen as a memorial to the dead racing drivers like Tinguely’s close friends Jim Clark, Jo Siffert, and Bonnier.

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