Lot 18
  • 18

Louise Bourgeois

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Description

  • Louise Bourgeois
  • Give or Take III
  • bronze, dark and polished patina
  • 10.2 by 34.3 by 24.8 cm. 4 by 13 1/2 by 9 3/4 in.
  • Executed in 1992, this work is number 9 from an edition of 25 plus 5 artist's proofs.

Condition

This work is in very good condition. There is evidence of wear and burnishing to the narrow rounded end of the sculpture and to the most protruding elements on the back of the claw which relate to how the piece has been previously displayed.
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