»Louise Bourgeois: Paintings« at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

First comprehensive exhibition of paintings by the famous sculptor

Louise Bourgeois − a famous sculptor of the 20th century, known for her experiments with installations and her huge bronze spider sculptures. Starting April 12, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is devoting Louise Bourgeois: Paintings to the artist's early paintings, in which important motifs of her œuvre can already be seen.

April 12, 2022
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Maman is the name of Louise Bourgeois' spider sculptures from the 1990s. The tallest of them measures over nine meters. They symbolize Bourgeois' mother, a weaver who offered the artist protection from her father in her childhood. This and other motifs can already be found in paintings from the 1930s, which are now being exhibited comprehensively for the first time: Louise Bourgeois: Paintings will be on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from April 12 to August 7.

The exhibition was prompted by the latest archival discoveries, which now shed light on a lesser-known creative period of the artist: Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) studied art in New York in the 1930s, where she produced the paintings now on display. From about 1940 she worked mainly sculpturally. Themes of security and dependence, which had shaped her since childhood, permeate her decades-long career.Art.Salon

Recent auction results of Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois - Sheaves (MoMA 606.1)
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Evening & Day Editions
January 2024
Phillips, London Auction
Est.: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Realised: not available
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Louise Bourgeois - The Olive Branch, from L\'Art pour la paix (Art for Peace) portfolio (MoMA 919.2)
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Evening & Day Editions
January 2024
Phillips, London Auction
Est.: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Realised: 5.080 GBP
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Louise Bourgeois - The Puritan (Triptych Set)
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20th/21st Century: Amsterdam
November 2023
Christies, Amsterdam (Online Auction)
Est.: 7.000 - 9.000 EUR
Realised: 6.300 EUR
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Louise Bourgeois - Tits
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Living the Avant-Garde: The Triton Collection Foundation, Evening Sale Part I
November 2023
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 250.000 - 350.000 USD
Realised: 317.500 USD
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Louise Bourgeois - Germinal
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session
November 2023
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Realised: 152.400 USD
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Louise Bourgeois - Ohne Titel.
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(Hi)storytelling | ONLINE ONLY
October 2023
VAN HAM
Est.: 5.000 - 7.000 EUR
Realised: 6.600 EUR
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Louise Bourgeois - Paris Review (MoMA 567)
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Editions & Works on Paper
October 2023
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 6.000 - 9.000 USD
Realised: 13.970 USD
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Louise Bourgeois - The Worm
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
October 2023
Phillips, London Auction
Est.: 300.000 - 500.000 GBP
Realised: 317.500 GBP
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Louise Bourgeois - Progression (MoMA 549.2)
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Editions & Works on Paper: Online Auction
September 2023
Phillips, 6 -
Est.: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Realised: 2.794 USD
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Louise Bourgeois - Untitled
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Post-War to Present
September 2023
Christies, London
Est.: 25.000 - 35.000 USD
Realised: 31.500 USD
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