Louise Bourgeois

Born: 25 December 1911, Paris, France

Education: Sorbonne (1935); École des Beaux-Arts; École du Louvre

Died: 31 May 2010, New York, United States

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À Baudelaire (#1) (Detail), 2008

Etching, ink, watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper
1009.0 × 1517.0 mm
4 panels 151.7 x 100.9 cm / 59 3/4 x 39 3/4 in
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY. Courtesy The Easton Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Jon Etter

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Untitled, 1970

Watercolor and charcoal on paper
1016.0 × 699.0 mm
69.9 x 101.6 cm / 27 1/2 x 40 in
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY. Courtesy The Easton Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Christopher Burke

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Untitled, 1951

Ink and charcoal on paper
279.0 × 191.0 mm
19.1 x 27.9 cm / 7 1/2 x 11 in
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY. Courtesy The Easton Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Christopher Burke

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Spit or Star, 1986

Watercolor and pencil on paper
483.0 × 603.0 mm
60.3 x 48.3 cm / 23 3/4 x 19 in
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY. Courtesy The Easton Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Christopher Burke

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Untitled, 1970

Pencil and ink on paper
1048.0 × 749.0 mm
74.9 x 104.8 cm / 29 1/2 x 41 1/4 in
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY. Courtesy The Easton Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Christopher Burke

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Untitled, 1974

Pencil and watercolor on paper
619.0 × 219.0 mm
21.9 x 61.9 cm / 8 5/8 x 24 3/8 in
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY. Courtesy The Easton Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Christopher Burke

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Nature Study #6, 1995

Pink marble
889.0 × 483.0 × 610.0 mm
48.3 x 88.9 x 61 cm / 19 x 35 x 24 in
© The Easton Foundation / ADAGP, Paris 2021. Courtesy the Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich

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Femme Maison, 1994

White marble
244.0 × 121.0 × 76.0 mm
12.1 x 24.4 x 7.6 cm / 4 3/4 x 9 5/8 x 3 inches
© The Easton Foundation / 2022, ProLitteris, Zurich

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Les Petites Fleurs, 2007

Watercolour, gouache, colored pencil, and etching on paper
210 × 305 mm
30.5 x 21 cm / 12 x 8 1/4 in 52.1 x 41.6 x 3.8 cm / 20 1/2 x 16 3/8 x 1 1/2 in (framed)
© The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at ARS, NY and DACS, London 2022. Courtesy The Easton Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Peter Malle

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The Sky Was Spinning, 2008

Watercolor, gouache, pencil, and etching on paper
222 × 133 mm
13.3 x 22.2 cm / 5 1/4 x 8 3/4 in; 31.8 x 39.4 x 3.8 cm / 12 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (framed)
© The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at ARS, NY and DACS, London 2022. Courtesy The Easton Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Peter Malle

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Lair (Fée Couturière), 2007

Watercolor, pencil, and etching on paper
127 × 191 mm
19.1 x 12.7 cm / 7 1/2 x 5 in; 36.8 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm / 14 1/2 x 12 x 1 1/2 in (framed)
© The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at ARS, NY and DACS, London 2022. Courtesy The Easton Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Peter Malle

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Orbits and Gravity, 2009

Watercolor, ink, pencil and etching on paper
241 × 140 mm
14 x 24.1 cm / 5 1/2 x 9 1/2 in ; 31.8 x 41.9 x 3.8 cm / 12 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (framed)
© The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at ARS, NY and DACS, London 2022. Courtesy The Easton Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Peter Malle

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La Plage, 2007

Watercolor, coloured pencil and etching on paper
292 × 143 mm
14.3 x 29.2 cm / 5 5/8 x 11 1/2 in; 33 x 49.5 x 3.8 cm / 13 x 19 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (framed)
© The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at ARS, NY and DACS, London 2022. Courtesy The Easton Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Peter Malle

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Summer, 1941

Crayon and pencil on paper
270 × 203 mm
20.3 x 27 cm / 8 x 10 5/8 in; 52.4 x 57.5 x 3.8 cm / 20 5/8 x 22 5/8 x 1 1/2 in (framed)
© The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at ARS, NY and DACS, London 2022. Courtesy The Easton Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Peter Malle

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Nature Study, 2007

Watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and etching on paper
165 × 254 mm
25.4 x 16.5 cm / 10 x 6 1/2 in; 44.5 x 36.8 x 3.8 cm / 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (framed)
© The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at ARS, NY and DACS, London 2022. Courtesy The Easton Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Peter Malle

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Blue Confrontation, 2006

Watercolor, ink, pencil, and etching on paper
368 × 200 mm
20 x 36.8 cm / 7 7/8 x 14 1/2 in; 41.6 x 56.8 x 3.8 cm / 16 3/8 x 22 3/8 x 1 1/2 in (framed)
© The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at ARS, NY and DACS, London 2022. Courtesy The Easton Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Peter Malle

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Figure regardant une maison, 1950

Bronze and stainless steel
38.1 × 168.9 × 30.5 cm
66 1/2 x 15 x 12 in
© The Easton Foundation / 2023, ProLitteris, Zurich. Photo: Christopher Burke

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Forêt (Night Garden), 1953

Bronze with brown and black patina and white paint
47 × 92.1 × 36.8 cm
36 1/4 x 18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in
© The Easton Foundation / 2023, ProLitteris, Zurich. Photo: Christopher Burke

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Untitled, 1953

Bronze
21.6 × 150.5 × 21.6 cm
59 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in
© The Easton Foundation / 2023, ProLitteris, Zurich. Photo: Christopher Burke

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Untitled, 1954

Painted bronze and stainless steel
55.2 × 141 × 30.5 cm
55 1/2 x 21 3/4 x 12 in
© The Easton Foundation / 2023, ProLitteris, Zurich. Photo: Christopher Burke

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Untitled, 1947-1949

Bronze, painted white and blue, and stainless steel
30.5 × 167.6 × 30.5 cm
66 x 12 x 12 in
© The Easton Foundation / 2023, ProLitteris, Zurich. Photo: Christopher Burke

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Works Elsewhere

 

Sainte Sébastienne, 1992

Engraving, 50 copies
94.3 × 120.5 cm
© Louise Bourgeois / Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.

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Ainu tree, 2000

Lithograph, 100 copies
51 × 74 cm
© Louise Bourgeois / Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.

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Henriette, 1998

Lithograph and montage, 50 copies
80 × 118 cm
© Louise Bourgeois / Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.

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Torso, Self-Portrait, 1963 - 1964

Painted bronze
406.0 × 600.0 × 157.0 mm
60 x 40.6 x 15.7 cm 23 5/8 x 16 x 6 1/4 in.

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Fée Couturière (Fairy Dressmaker), 1963

Painted bronze
572.0 × 1003.0 × 572.0 mm
100.3 x 57.2 x 57.2 cm 39 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.

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Arched Figure, 2004

Fabric
762.0 × 356.0 × 197.0 mm
35.6 x 76.2 x 19.7 cm 14 x 30 x 7 3/4 in.

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Life Flower I, Conceived 1960, cast 2010

Painted bronze on bronze plinth with dark brown patina
895.0 × 1205.0 × 570.0 mm
Overall: 120.5 by 89.5 by 57 cm. 47 1/2 by 35 1/4 by 22 1/2 in.
Incised with the artist’s initials and numbered 3/6

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Fragile Goddess, 2002

Fabric
126.0 × 330.0 × 140.0 mm
33 by 12.6 by 14 cm. 13 by 5 by 5 1/2 in.

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Figure, 1999

Fabric, marble, metal and glass
0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 mm
Vitrine: 22.2 by 44.5 by 26 cm. 8¾ by 17½ by 10¼ in.

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Geometry of Pleasure 3, 2009

Soft ground etching, with watercolor, gouache, and pencil additions
78 × 59 1/2 in
151 x 198 cm
© The Easton Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

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