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Louise Bourgeois
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Louise Bourgeois
- Untitled (Fingers)
- incised with the artist's initials, date 99 and number 6/6
- bronze with black and polished patina
- 4 by 8 1/2 by 18 1/2 in. 10.2 by 21.6 by 47 cm.
- Conceived and cast in 1999, this work is number 6 from an edition of 6, plus 1 artist's proof.
Provenance
Cheim & Read, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in June 2002
Acquired from the above by the present owner in June 2002
Exhibited
Scottsdale, Riva Yares Gallery, Louise Bourgeois, February 1987 (another example exhibited)
Cincinnati, The Taft Museum; Miami, Florida International University, The Art Museum; Austin, Laguna Gloria Art Museum; St. Louis, Washington University in St. Louis, Gallery of Art; Syracuse, Everson Museum of Art, Louise Bourgeois, May 1987 - November 1989, n.p., illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Oakland, California College of Arts and Crafts, Searchlight: Consciousness at the Millennium, September - December 1999 (another example exhibited)
New York, Lucas Schoormans Gallery, The Exquisite Object Part II, March - April 2003 (another example exhibited)
Mountainville, Storm King Art Center, Louise Bourgeois, May - November 2007, pl. 19, p. 53, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
London, Tate Modern; Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, Louise Bourgeois: Retrospective, October 2007 - June 2008 (another example exhibited)
Kanazawa, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Visceral Sensation - Voices So Far, So Near, April - September 2013, p. 90, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Cincinnati, The Taft Museum; Miami, Florida International University, The Art Museum; Austin, Laguna Gloria Art Museum; St. Louis, Washington University in St. Louis, Gallery of Art; Syracuse, Everson Museum of Art, Louise Bourgeois, May 1987 - November 1989, n.p., illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Oakland, California College of Arts and Crafts, Searchlight: Consciousness at the Millennium, September - December 1999 (another example exhibited)
New York, Lucas Schoormans Gallery, The Exquisite Object Part II, March - April 2003 (another example exhibited)
Mountainville, Storm King Art Center, Louise Bourgeois, May - November 2007, pl. 19, p. 53, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
London, Tate Modern; Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, Louise Bourgeois: Retrospective, October 2007 - June 2008 (another example exhibited)
Kanazawa, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Visceral Sensation - Voices So Far, So Near, April - September 2013, p. 90, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There are several areas, some relatively large, of oxidation visible in the crevices of the work. Under raking light, minor and unobtrusive surface scratches are visible.
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
"It is not an image I am seeking. It's not an idea. It is an emotion you want to recreate, an emotion of wanting, of giving, and of destroying."
Louise Bourgeois
Louise Bourgeois