»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 - Untitled
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A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part II
May 2023
Christies, New York
Est.: 1.200.000 - 1.800.000 USD
Realised: 1.134.000 USD
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Louise Bourgeois - Spring
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20th Century Evening Sale
May 2023
Christies, New York
Est.: 1.500.000 - 2.000.000 USD
Realised: 2.470.000 USD
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Louise Bourgeois - Nature Study
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A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part I
May 2023
Christies, New York
Est.: 1.500.000 - 2.500.000 USD
Realised: not available
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Louise Bourgeois - Toi et moi (MoMA 151)
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Editions & Works on Paper
April 2023
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Realised: 7.620 USD
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Louise Bourgeois - Crochet III, from Crochet I-V (MoMA 592)
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Editions & Works on Paper
April 2023
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Realised: 5.334 USD
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Louise Bourgeois - Les Fleurs (MoMA 698)
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Editions & Works on Paper
April 2023
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Realised: 8.255 USD
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Louise Bourgeois - Femme Maison (see MoMA 548.2)
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Editions & Works on Paper
April 2023
Phillips, New York Auction
Est.: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Realised: 22.860 USD
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Louise Bourgeois - Needle Woman
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20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale
February 2023
Christies, London
Est.: 900.000 - 1.300.000 GBP
Realised: 1.242.000 GBP
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Louise Bourgeois - I Do (MoMA 226)
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Evening & Day Editions
January 2023
Phillips, London Auction
Est.: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Realised: 9.450 GBP
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