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HAN09 - 20001117 - HANOVER, GERMANY : (FILES) Picture of 17 November 2001 of French-born artist Niki de Saint Phalle posing in front her sculpture `Skull, Meditation Room` on display at the Sprengel museum in Hanover. Niki de Saint Phalle died in a hospital in San Diego at the age of 71 from pulmonary disease following a long period of illness, officials announced 22 May 2002 in Hanover, Germany, where many of her works were on display. Niki de Saint Phalle was best known for heer colorful, overseized sculptures that embraced the modern and the primitive. EPA PHOTO DPA FILES / WIEBKE LANGEFELD