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BOURGEOIS, Louise (1911-2010)

Lot 82
05.11.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1487708
Lot 82 | BOURGEOIS, Louise (1911-2010)
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€ 15 000 – 20 000
BOURGEOIS, Louise (1911-2010)
Ode à ma mère. Paris : Éditions du Solstice, 1995.

Édition originale de ce texte hommage de l'artiste à sa mère, représentée sous forme d'araignée.

Exemplaire complet des 9 pointes-sèches orignales monogrammées.

Cet ouvrage de Bourgeois réhabilite la figure de l'araignée en l'associant au souvenir de sa mère, disparue alors que l'artiste n'avait que 21 ans. Loin de faire peur, sa mère comme l'araignée étaient, à ses yeux, de "bienveillantes 'tisserandes'" – puisque sa mère raccomodait des tapisseries. "L'araignée c'est ma mère, toutes deux victimes de leur fragilité et de leur petite taille, la coquetterie de la dentelle faisant pendant à la toile" (Louise Bourgeois : sculptures, environnements, dessins, 1938-1995, exposition au Musée d'Art moderne de Paris, pp. 218 et suiv.)

Louise Bourgeois, The Complete Prints and Books, MoMA, n° 4a-12a.

In-4 carré (302 x 300 mm). Un des 90 exemplaires pour les sociétaires, celui-ci le n° 87, signé par l'artiste. Illustré de 9 pointes-sèches originales de Louise Bourgeois, toutes numérotées 87/90 et monogrammées au crayon par l'artiste. En feuilles, sous couverture rempliée. Chemise et emboitage toilés de l'éditeur.

Provenance : de la collection Daniel Abadie.

First edition: pristine copy comprising the 8 original etchings by Louise Bourgeois.
Place of origin:France
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