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Lot 155
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Louise Bourgeois

Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description

  • Louise Bourgeois
  • Untitled (Fingers)
  • signed with the artist's initials on the base
  • plaster
  • 5 1/2 by 19 1/2 by 9 1/2 in. 14 by 49.5 by 24.1 cm.
  • Executed in 1986, this work is the original plaster cast for the eponymous realized bronze cast in an edition of 6 plus one artist's proof.

Provenance

Pictogram Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1986

Exhibited

Scottsdale, Riva Yares Gallery,  Louise Bourgeois, February 1987 (Bronze Cast Exhibited)
Cincinnati, The Taft Museum; Miami, The Art Museum, Florida International University; Austin, Laguna Gloria Art Museum; Gallery of Art, Washington University, St. Louis; Syracuse, Everson Museum of Art, Louise Bourgeois, February 1987 - November 1989, n.p., illustrated (Bronze Cast Exhibited)
Oakland, California College of Arts and Crafts, Searchlight: Consciousness at the Millennium, September - December 1999 (Bronze Cast Exhibited)
New York, Lucas Schoormans Gallery, The Exquisite Object Part II, March - April 2003 (Bronze Cast Exhibited)
Mountainville, Storm King Art Center, Louise Bourgeois, May - November 2007, pl. 19, p. 53, illustrated (Bronze Cast Exhibited)
London, Tate Modern; Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, Louise Bourgeois: Retrospective,  October 2007 - June 2008, n.p. (Bronze Cast Exhibited)

Literature

Nancy Spero et. al., "Louise Bourgeois I-III," Tate Etc., Issue 11, Autumn 2007, p. 55, illustrated (Bronze Cast)

Condition

This work appears is in very good and sound condition overall. The surface appears to have surface discoloration and accretions, however the surface nuances appear inherent to the artist's working method and the plaster medium.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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