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LOUISE BOURGEOIS | Figure
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Louise Bourgeois
- Figure
- stamped with the artist's initials and date 93 and incised with the number 5/6 on the left foot
- patinated bronze
- 14 3/4 by 7 1/4 by 5 7/8 in. 37.5 by 18.4 by 14.8 cm.
- Conceived in 1960 and cast in 1993, this work is number 5 from an edition of 6, plus 1 artist's proof.
Provenance
Cheim & Read, New York
Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1998
Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1998
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 Arts Festival, February - May 1998 (another example exhibited)
Chicago, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Sculpture, May - June 1998
Art Institute of Chicago, The Judith Neisser Collection: Minimal and Postminimal Innovation, February - May 2011, pp. 16 and 38, illustrated in color
Madrid, United States Department of State, Art in Embassies Program, Extended Loan, 2018 - 2021 (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 Arts Festival, February - May 1998 (another example exhibited)
Chicago, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Sculpture, May - June 1998
Art Institute of Chicago, The Judith Neisser Collection: Minimal and Postminimal Innovation, February - May 2011, pp. 16 and 38, illustrated in color
Madrid, United States Department of State, Art in Embassies Program, Extended Loan, 2018 - 2021 (another example exhibited)
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There is a surface accretion 2-inches from the top of the figure's head on the back of the work. There is evidence of light oxidation and some tarnishing to the patina, inherent to the artist's working method and chosen medium. Under very close inspection, there is light evidence of pitting 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
"I love sculpture eternally, because sculpture is the only thing that challenges me...because I have been involved so deeply in my sculptures, they are kind of sacred to me." Louise Bourgeois