List of artworks by Louise Bourgeois

This is a list of individual works of visual art (sculpture, drawings, and paintings) by Louise Bourgeois, sorted by year.

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

Drawings
  • Femme Maison (1947). Ink on paper. 9.92 × 7.09 inches. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 92.4008 .[3]
  • Spider (1947). Ink, charcoal on tan paper. 11.25 × 7.5 inches. Private collection.[3]
  • Untitled (1947). Pencil and red ink on tan paper. 11.5 × 9 inches. (BOUR-0839) CR# BO.4721.[2]
  • Untitled (1947). Ink on tan paper. 11.25 × 8.25 inches. (BOUR-0841) CR# BO.4723.[2]
  • Untitled (1950). Ink on tan paper. 20.25 × 13 inches. University of California, Berkeley Art Museum[lower-alpha 3] [3]
  • Untitled (1970). Ink and collage on paper. 8.5 × 11 inches. (BOUR-0590) CR# BO.2868.[2]
  • Naked Jogging (1996). Red ink on paper. 11.625 × 9 inches. (BOUR-5597) CR# BO.8151.[2]
  • Father and Son (1997). Ink and pencil on paper. 9 × 11.875. (BOUR-5434) CR# BO.6862.[2]
  • Swing over the Metronome (1997). Ink and crayon on paper. 13 × 10 inches. (BOUR-5873) CR# BO.8163.[2]
  • Untitled (1997). Ink, watercolor, and pencil on paper. 12 × 9 inches. (BOUR-5883) CR# BO.8165.[2]
  • 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.[2]
  • Untitled (1997). Ink, crayon, pencil, and white out on paper. 11.75 × 9 inches. (BOUR-5614) CR# BO.8156.[2]
  • Hold My Bones (1998). Pencil and gouache on red paper. 12.75 × 12.75 inches. (BOUR-5879) CR# BO.8164.[2]
  • J'aime bien mes amis et mon mari (1998). Red ink and pencil on paper. 9 × 12 inches. (BOUR-5607) CR# BO.8154.[2]
  • Untitled (2002). Red ink and pencil on paper. 12 × 9 inches. (BOUR-5760) CR# BO.7450.[2]
  • Untitled (2002). Red ink on paper. 9 × 12 inches. (BOUR-5758) CR# BO.7448.[2]
  • Untitled (2002). Crayon and colored pencil on paper. 12 × 18.75 inches. (BOUR-5786) CR# BO.8157.[2]
  • Untitled (2002). Red ink and pencil on paper. 9 × 11.625 inches. (BOUR-5556) CR# BO.8138.[2]
  • Untitled (2002). Red ink and colored pencil on paper. 13.25 × 9.5 inches. (BOUR-5926) CR# BO.8168.[2]
  • Yes (2004). Soft-ground etching, reworked with watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil: sheet, 22 5/8 × 21 1/2 inches. Edition of 12[1]
  • Spider Woman (2005). Drypoint: plate, 6 7/8 × 9 1/2 inches; sheet, 13 1/2 × 13 1/2 inches. Edition of 25[1]
  • 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[1]

Paintings
  • Untitled (1946). Oil, charcoal, and pastel on canvas. 36 × 24.125 inches. (BOUR-2703) CR# BO.1523.[2]
  • Untitled (1946). Oil and chalk on canvas. 44 × 22 inches. (BOUR-0031) CR# BO.1515.[2]
  • Regrettable Incident in the Louvre Palace (1947). Oil on canvas. 14.125 × 36 inches. (BOUR-0800) CR# BO.7908.[2]
  • It Is Six Fifteen (1946–1948). Oil on canvas. 36 × 24 inches. (BOUR-0028) CR# BO.519.[2]
  • Woman in Process of Placing a Beam in Her Bag (1948). Oil on canvas. 44 × 25.75 inches. (BOUR-0026) CR# BO.1514.[2]
  • Spider (1994). Watercolor and gouache on paper. 11.5 × 11.75 inches. Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne.[3]

Other

Notes and references
  1. Purchased through the Agnes E. Meyer and Elise S. Haas Fund and the gifts of Doris and Donald Fisher, Helen and Charles Schwab, and Vicki and Kent Logan.[3] Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY (98.193.A-E)
  2. Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Sarah Norton Goodyear Fund, 1999
  3. Gift of The Peter Norton Family Foundation
  4. This collaboration with Swiss architect Peter Zumthorn was Bourgeois' last major work.[15]


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  4. Gibson, Ann (1994). "Louise Bourgeois's Retroactive Politics of Gender". Art Journal. 53 (4): 44–47. doi:10.2307/777560. JSTOR 777560.
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  14. "The Unilever Series: Louise Bourgeois: I Do, I Undo, I Redo". Tate Modern.
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  16. Stephens, Suzanne (1 August 2011). "Steilneset Memorial to the Victims of the Witch Trials. Peter Zumthor and Louise Bourgeois. Vardø, Norway". Architectural Record. 199 (8): 36–40. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.
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