- 150
Louise Bourgeois
Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description
- Louise Bourgeois
- Figure
- stamped with the artist's initials and number 1/6
- bronze
- 14 1/2 by 8 by 7 in. 36.8 by 20.3 by 17.8 cm.
- Conceived in 1960 and cast in 1992, this work is number 1 from an edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof.
Provenance
Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in February 1991
Acquired by the present owner from the above in February 1991
Exhibited
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Monterrey; Seville, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo; Mexico City, Museo Rufino Tamayo, Louise Bourgeois, June 1995 - August 1996, fig. 28, p. 62, illustrated (another example exhibited)
San Francisco, Gallery Paule Anglim, Louise Bourgeois, January - March 1996 (another example exhibited)
Montreal, Galerie Samuel Lallouz, Louise Bourgeois, June - August 1996 (another example exhibited)
Roslyn, Nassau County Museum of Art, Feminine Image, March - May 1997 (another example exhibited)
Reykjavik, Reykjavik Arts Festival, February - May 1998 (another example exhibited)
Chicago, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Sculpture, May - June 1998 (another example exhibited)
San Francisco, Gallery Paule Anglim, Louise Bourgeois, January - March 1996 (another example exhibited)
Montreal, Galerie Samuel Lallouz, Louise Bourgeois, June - August 1996 (another example exhibited)
Roslyn, Nassau County Museum of Art, Feminine Image, March - May 1997 (another example exhibited)
Reykjavik, Reykjavik Arts Festival, February - May 1998 (another example exhibited)
Chicago, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Sculpture, May - June 1998 (another example exhibited)
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There are scattered areas throughout where the patina has been rubbed to reveal the bronze underneath. A light dust has settled in the crevices of the figures feet.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"At the dinner table when I was very little, I would hear people bickering–the father saying something, the mother choosing to defend herself. To escape the bickering, I started modelling the soft bread with my fingers. With the dough of the French bread–sometimes it was still warm–I would make little figures. And I would line them up on the table and this was really my first sculpture." Louise Bourgeois