LOUISE BOURGEOIS (1911-2010)
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ID 1472401
Lot 25 | LOUISE BOURGEOIS (1911-2010)
Estimate value
1200000GBP £ 1 200 000 – 1 800 000
Untitled
stamped with the artist's initials, foundry mark, number and date 'LB 4/6 00' (lower edge)
bronze, stainless steel and mirror
64¼ x 12 x 12in. (163 x 30.5 x 30.5cm.)
Conceived in 1950 and cast in 2000, this work is number four from an edition of six plus one artist's proof
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by Adam Clayton in 2001.
Literature
Singular Multiples: The Peter Blum Edition Archive 1980-1994, exh. cat., Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, 2006, p. 404 (wood version illustrated, p. 233).
Exhibited
Fukuoka City, Mitsubishi-Jisho Atrium, Louise Bourgeois, 1995, p. 14 (another from the edition exhibited; wood version illustrated, p. 15). This exhibition later travelled to Seoul, Walker Hill Art Center.
Westford, Joseloff Gallery, Harry Jack Grey Center, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Louise Bourgeois: The Forties and Fifties, 1996, unpaged (another from the edition exhibited).
Yokohama, Yokohama Museum of Art, Louise Bourgeois: Homesickness, 1997-1998, p. 65, no. 29 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated in colour, p. 64).
Chicago, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Sculpture, 1998 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, C & M Arts, Louise Bourgeois: The Personages, 2001, pp. 48 and 56, no. 17 (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated in colour, p. 49).
Champaign, Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Louise Bourgeois: The Early Work, 2002-2003, p. 131, no. 35, (another from the edition exhibited and illustrated in colour, p. 90). This exhibition later travelled to Wisconsin, Madison Art Center and Aspen, Aspen Art Museum.
Zurich, Daros Exhibitions, Louise Bourgeois: Emotions Abstracted, Works 1991-2000, 2004, pp. 68 and 128, no. 20 (another from the edition exhibited and installation view illustrated in colour, p. 69).
Further Details
The wood version is in the Collection of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
Artist: | Louise Bourgeois (1911 - 2010) |
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Applied technique: | Metalwork |
Medium: | Bronze |
Art style: | Contemporary art |
Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
Artist: | Louise Bourgeois (1911 - 2010) |
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Applied technique: | Metalwork |
Medium: | Bronze |
Art style: | Contemporary art |
Auction house category: | Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
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