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LOUISE BOURGEOIS | Untitled
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Louise Bourgeois
- Untitled
- signed
- ink on paper
- 19 1/2 by 12 3/4 in. 49.5 by 32.4 cm.
- Executed in 1949.
Provenance
Galerie Lelong, Zurich
Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Marlborough Gallery, New York
Cheim & Read, New York
Grant Selwyn Fine Art, Inc., Beverly Hills
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Marlborough Gallery, New York
Cheim & Read, New York
Grant Selwyn Fine Art, Inc., Beverly Hills
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Robert Miller Gallery, Louise Bourgeois: Drawings 1939-1987, January 1988, p. 97, illustrated
Cologne, Museum Ludwig, Bilderstreit, April - July 1989
Paris, Musée National d’art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou; Helsinki City Art Museum, Louise Bourgeois: Pensées-plumes, February - July 1995, cat. no. 43, p. 63 (Paris), cat. no. 44, p. 97 (Helsinki), illustrated
New York, Marlborough Gallery; Madrid, Marlborough Gallery, On Paper, February - May 1996
Cologne, Museum Ludwig, Bilderstreit, April - July 1989
Paris, Musée National d’art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou; Helsinki City Art Museum, Louise Bourgeois: Pensées-plumes, February - July 1995, cat. no. 43, p. 63 (Paris), cat. no. 44, p. 97 (Helsinki), illustrated
New York, Marlborough Gallery; Madrid, Marlborough Gallery, On Paper, February - May 1996
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of handling and wear along the edges including six small tears along the right edge and three small tears along the bottom edge. There is a small loss to the bottom right corner of the sheet. The top, bottom and right sides of the sheet are deckled. There is a pinpoint spot accretion in the bottom right corner. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat intermittently along the edges. Framed under Plexiglas.
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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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.