露易絲‧布爾喬亞

Galerie Karten Greve, Cologne (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired directly from the above present owner

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the colour tends more towards a burgundy red in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition.
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"The Personages, the most distinct group of Bourgeois' early work, have only been recently recognised as an outstanding contribution to the history of sculpture in the Twentieth century. Although Bourgeois has developed her works in unprecedented directions after 1955, constantly shifting to new concepts, styles and materials, the Personages provide the key to crucial themes and concerns of her entire body of work."

Josef Helfenstein, 'Personages: Animism versus Modernist Sculpture' in: Exhibition Catalogue, London, Tate Modern, Louise Bourgeois, 2009, p. 207