List Of Artworks By Louise Bourgeois
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* ''Quarantania'' (1941). Seven wooden pine elements on a wooden base. 84 3/4 × 31 1/4 × 29 1/4 inches * ''Paddle Woman'' (1947). Bronze. 57.75 × 16.25 × 12 inches. a
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* ''The Three Graces'' (1947). Bronze, painted white. 81 × 25 × 12 inches. * ''Persistent Antagonism'' (1947–1949). Painted wood with metal ring. 68 × 12 × 12 inches.
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* ''The Blind Leading the Blind'' (1947–1949). Bronze, dark patina. 69.25 × 69 × 23 inches. * ''Untitled'' (1947–1949). Bronze, painted white and black. 64 × 12 × 12 inches. * ''Observer'' (ca. 1947–1949). Painted Wood. 76.5 inches high * ''Quarantania'' (1947–1953). Bronze, painted white and blue. 80.5 × 27 × 27 inches. * ''Sleeping Figure'' (ca. 1950). Balsa Wood 72.5 × 11.625 × 11.75 * ''Friendly Evidence'' (ca. 1950). painted wood. 75 inches high * ''One and Others'' (1955). Painted and stained wood. 18 5/8 x 20 x 16 7/8 inches * ''Clutching'' (1962). Bronze, silver nitrate patina. 12 × 13 × 12 inches. * ''End of Softness'' (1967). Bronze, gold patina. 7 × 20.3.75 × 15.25 inches. * ''Germinal'' (1967). Bronze, gold patina. 5.625 × 7.375 × 6.25 inches. * ''Unconscious Landscape'' (1967–1968). Bronze. 12 × 22 × 24 inches. * ''Fillette'' (1968). Latex. Approximately 24 inches long. * ''Janus in Leather Jacket'' (1968). Bronze. 12 × 22 × 6.5 inches. * ''Avenza Revisited II'' (1968–1969). Bronze, black polished patina. 51.5 × 41 × 75.5 inches. * ''Le Trani Episode'' (1971). Bronze, dark patina. 16.5 × 23.125 × 23.25 inches. * ''Number Seventy-two (The No March)'' (1972). Marble. 120 × 120 × 84 inches.
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Collection. * ''Maisons Fragiles'' (1978). Steel, two units. 84 × 27 × 14 inches & 72 × 27 × 14 inches. Cheim & Read,
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. * ''Nature Study'' (1984). Bronze. 47 × 12 × 12 inches. *''Nature Study, Eyes'' (1984). marble, steel and wood. 20 × 45½ × 31½" (50.8 × 115.57 × 80.01 cm).
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Collection * ''She-Fox'' (1985). Marble. Approximately 6 feet high. * ''Untitled (Fingers)'' (1986). Bronze. 4 × 8.5 × 18.5 inches. * ''Untitled (With Hand)'' (1989). Pink marble. 31 × 30.5 × 21 inches. Private collection, Jerry Gorovy;
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. * ''Curved House'' (1990). Marble. 14 × 37 × 13 inches. (BOUR-2228) CR# BO.2246. * ''J'y suis, j'y reste'' (1990). Pink marble, glass, and metal. 35 × 40.5 × 31 inches. (BOUR-1790) CR# BO.574. *''Cove, 1988'' (cast 1992). Bronze, 66 x 36 x 20 in. (167.6 x 91.4 x 50.8 cm). Collection Landing,
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. * ''Cell (Arch of Hysteria)'' (1992–1993). Steel, bronze, cast iron, and fabric. 119 × 145 × 120 inches. Centro Andaluz de Arte Collection. * ''Arch of Hysteria'' (1993). Bronze, polished patina. 84 x 101.5 x 58.5 centimeters. * ''Helping Hands (Tribute to Jane Addams)'' (1993) Sculpture Garden - 5 pieces of carved black granite hands that sit on six rough-hewn stone pedestals. Relocated to Chicago Women's Park & Gardens, 1801 S Indiana Ave., Chicago, IL in 2011 , https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/helping-hands-artwork , * ''Spider'' (1994). Steel, glass, water, and ink. 44.76 × 77.95 × 64.76 inches. Private collection. * ''The Nest'' (1994). Steel. 101 × 189 × 158 inches.
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* ''In and Out'' (1995). Metal, glass, plaster, fabric, plastic. 83 × 65 × 113 inches. (BOUR-2335) CR# BO.2794. * ''Spider'' (1996) Bronze cast with silver nitrate patina. 9 ft. 3 in. x 27 ft. 4 in. x 26 ft.
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* ''Untitled (No. 2)'' (1996). Pink marble on steel base. 26 × 31 × 25 inches. (BOUR-3105) CR# BO.1049. . *"Couple II" (1996), fabric and knee brace. 27 × 60 × 32 inches.
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Collection * '' Eye Benches I, II and III'' (1996-1997),
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, Seattle, Washington * ''Eyes, 1997'' (1997), Tjuvholmen Sculpture Park, Oslo, Norway * ''Pink Days and Blue Days'' (1997) Steel, fabric, wood, bone, rubber, glass, and mixed media. 117 × 87 × 87 inches * ''Ears'' (1998). Pink marble. 39.5 × 28.5 × 72 inches. (BOUR-3424) CR# BO.5179. * '' Maman'' (1999). Steel, marble (one unit); bronze, marble (six units). 365 × 351 × 403 inches. * ''Cell × (Portrait)'' (2000). Steel, glass, wood, red fabric. 76.75 × 48.25 × 48.25 inches. (BOUR-4278) CR# BO.4201. * ''Cell XIV (Portrait)'' (2000). Steel, glass, wood, metal, red fabric. 74 × 48 × 48 inches. (BOUR-4309) CR# BO.4398. * ''Cell XV (For Turner)'' (2000). Steel, painted aluminum, mirrors, glass, water, electrical light. 108 × 120 × 68 inches. (BOUR-3259) CR# BO.4399. * ''Mamelles'' (2000). Pink marble. 27 × 114 × 29.5 inches. (BOUR-4043) CR# BO.6723. * ''Temper Tantrum'' (2000). Pink fabric. 9 × 13 × 20 inches. (BOUR-4284) CR# BO.4216. * ''Cell XXIV (Portrait)'' (2001). Steel, stainless steel, glass, wood, fabric. 70 × 42 × 42 inches. (BOUR-4480) CR# BO.5493. * ''Cell XXV(The View of the World of the Jealous Wife) '' (2001). Steel, wood, marble, glass, fabric. 100 × 120 × 120 inches. (BOUR-4728) CR# BO.5680. * ''Rejection'' (2001). Fabric, lead, steel. 25 × 13 × 12 inches. (BOUR-4588) CR# BO.5497. * ''Eyes (nine elements)'' (2001).
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* ''Seven in a Bed'' (2001). Fabric, stainless steel, glass, wood. 68 × 33.5 × 34.5 inches. (BOUR-5005) CR# BO.6002. * ''Untitled'' (2001). Fabric, steel. 11 × 27 × 21 inches. (BOUR-4746) CR# BO.5686. * ''Untitled'' (2001). Blue and purple fabric, steel. 85 × 12 × 12 inches. (BOUR-4731) CR# BO.5687. * ''Untitled'' (2001). Rust and tan fabric, steel. 106 × 23 × 16 inches. BOUR-4732) CR# BO.5688. * ''Untitled'' (2002). Fabric, steel, wood. 14 × 15 × 6 inches. (BOUR-5386) CR# BO.6766. * ''Untitled'' (2002). Tapestry fabric, stainless steel. 74.5 × 15 × 12 inches. (BOUR-5637) CR# BO.7400. * ''Untitled'' (2002). Fabric, aluminum. 12 × 12 × 12 inches. (BOUR-5812) CR# BO.7996. * ''Untitled'' (2002). Pink marble. 10 × 36.25 × 16.5 inches. (BOUR-5347) CR# BO.8272. * ''Crouching Spider'' (2003). Bronze and stainless steel. 106½ × 329 × 247 inches (270.5 × 835.6 × 627.3 cm). * '' Father and Son (Bourgeois), Father and Son'' (2005). Water, steel, aluminum, bronze. 6 feet tall and 5 feet tall figures in a fountain. Installed in
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Drawings

* ''Femme Maison'' (1947). Ink on paper. 9.92 × 7.09 inches.
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92.4008 . * ''Spider'' (1947). Ink, charcoal on tan paper. 11.25 × 7.5 inches. Private collection. * ''Untitled'' (1947). Pencil and red ink on tan paper. 11.5 × 9 inches. (BOUR-0839) CR# BO.4721. * ''Untitled'' (1947). Ink on tan paper. 11.25 × 8.25 inches. (BOUR-0841) CR# BO.4723. * ''Untitled'' (1950). Ink on tan paper. 20.25 × 13 inches.
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Art Museum * ''Untitled'' (1970). Ink and collage on paper. 8.5 × 11 inches. (BOUR-0590) CR# BO.2868. * ''Naked Jogging'' (1996). Red ink on paper. 11.625 × 9 inches. (BOUR-5597) CR# BO.8151. * ''Father and Son'' (1997). Ink and pencil on paper. 9 × 11.875. (BOUR-5434) CR# BO.6862. * ''Swing over the Metronome'' (1997). Ink and crayon on paper. 13 × 10 inches. (BOUR-5873) CR# BO.8163. * ''Untitled'' (1997). Ink, watercolor, and pencil on paper. 12 × 9 inches. (BOUR-5883) CR# BO.8165. * ''Untitled'' (1997). Double-sided, recto: watercolor, oilstick, and pencil on paper; verso: ink and pencil on music paper. 8.5 × 11 inches. (BOUR-5427) CR# BO.6855. * ''Untitled'' (1997). Ink, crayon, pencil, and white out on paper. 11.75 × 9 inches. (BOUR-5614) CR# BO.8156. * ''Hold My Bones'' (1998). Pencil and
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on red paper. 12.75 × 12.75 inches. (BOUR-5879) CR# BO.8164. * ''J'aime bien mes amis et mon mari'' (1998). Red ink and pencil on paper. 9 × 12 inches. (BOUR-5607) CR# BO.8154. * ''Untitled'' (2002). Red ink and pencil on paper. 12 × 9 inches. (BOUR-5760) CR# BO.7450. * ''Untitled'' (2002). Red ink on paper. 9 × 12 inches. (BOUR-5758) CR# BO.7448. * ''Untitled'' (2002). Crayon and colored pencil on paper. 12 × 18.75 inches. (BOUR-5786) CR# BO.8157. * ''Untitled'' (2002). Red ink and pencil on paper. 9 × 11.625 inches. (BOUR-5556) CR# BO.8138. * ''Untitled'' (2002). Red ink and colored pencil on paper. 13.25 × 9.5 inches. (BOUR-5926) CR# BO.8168. * ''Yes'' (2004). Soft-ground etching, reworked with watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil: sheet, 22 5/8 × 21 1/2 inches. Edition of 12 * ''Spider Woman'' (2005). Drypoint: plate, 6 7/8 × 9 1/2 inches; sheet, 13 1/2 × 13 1/2 inches. Edition of 25 * ''Spiral Woman'' (2006). Double-sided soft-ground etching with watercolor, gouache, crayon, and graphite: plate, 6 × 6 5/8 inches; sheet, 10 13/16 × 14 3/4 inches. Unique * ''Untitled'' (1946). Oil, charcoal, and pastel on canvas. 36 × 24.125 inches. (BOUR-2703) CR# BO.1523. * ''Untitled'' (1946). Oil and chalk on canvas. 44 × 22 inches. (BOUR-0031) CR# BO.1515. * ''Regrettable Incident in the Louvre Palace'' (1947). Oil on canvas. 14.125 × 36 inches. (BOUR-0800) CR# BO.7908. * ''It Is Six Fifteen'' (1946–1948). Oil on canvas. 36 × 24 inches. (BOUR-0028) CR# BO.519. * ''Woman in Process of Placing a Beam in Her Bag'' (1948). Oil on canvas. 44 × 25.75 inches. (BOUR-0026) CR# BO.1514. * ''Spider'' (1994). Watercolor and
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on paper. 11.5 × 11.75 inches.
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. * ''Maternal Man, 2008 Archival dyes on fabric 48 × 32 1/2 in 121.9 × 82.6 cm.''


Paintings


Other

* ''The Destruction of the Father'' (1974). Assemblage. * ''I do, I undo, I redo'' (2000). Steel. Installation at
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Turbine Hall, London. * ''The Damned, The Possessed and The Beloved'' (2011). Architectural installation for the
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