Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois
Red Night, 1946-1948
On View Bourgeois 1946

Red Night, 1946-1948
oil on linen
30 x 60 inches (76 x 152 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
On View

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/BOURl_GF_RedNight-1067x800.jpg An abstracted person lays in a hospital bed amid a field of red brushstrokes.

Louise Bourgeois
The Maternal Man, 2008
Bourgeois 2008

The Maternal Man, 2008
archival dyes on fabric
48 x 32 ½ inches (122 x 83 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SM-LB-16-e1531922520470-600x800.jpg A nude man, visible from knee to chest, stands, facing left, with a baby in his stomach.

Louise Bourgeois
The Birth, 2007
Bourgeois 2007

The Birth, 2007
gouache on paper
23 ½ x 18 inches (60 x 46 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SM-LB-17-e1531922513488-600x800.jpg A red female torso is seen from between the legs. A small figure exists from between the legs.

Louise Bourgeois
The Destruction of the Father, 1974
Bourgeois 1974

The Destruction of the Father, 1974
latex, plaster, wood, fabric, and red light
93 ⅝ x 142 ⅝ x 97 ⅞ inches (238 x 362 x 249 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

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Louise Bourgeois
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, 1947/2005
Bourgeois 1947

He Disappeared into Complete Silence, 1947/2005
book of 11 engravings on paper with aquatint and handcoloring accompanied by letterpress text in portfolio
10 x 14 inches (25 x 36 cm) plates 1 - 9; 10 x 6 ¾ inches (25 x 17 cm) plates 10 - 11
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Courtesy The Easton Foundation/VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Courtesy The Easton Foundation/VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/BOURG-he-disappeared-1.jpg Two book pages, the left of which has a short story, and the right of which has an abstract drawing of a building/woman.

Louise Bourgeois
Legs, 1986
Bourgeois 1986

Legs, 1986
rubber and steel, hanging piece
123 x 7 x 3 inches (312 x 18 x 8 cm) right leg
122 ¾ x 5 ½ x 3 inches (312 x 14 x 8 cm) left leg
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/legs-web.jpg Long, thin, black rubber legs hanging from grey wall almost touching wood floor.

Louise Bourgeois
Untitled, 1947-1949
Bourgeois 1947

Untitled, 1947-1949
painted wood
64 x 12 x 12 inches (163 x 30 x 30 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SHOT-01_SM-LB-2-e1531922865966-600x800.jpg Tall, thin segmented-form, totem-like painted white wood sculpture with black outlines stands in the gallery.

Louise Bourgeois
Untitled, 1954
Bourgeois 1954

Untitled, 1954
painted wood
73 x 12 x 12 inches (185 x 30 x 30 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SHOT-01_SM-LB-3-e1531922859883-600x800.jpg A thin sculpture composed of stacked wood blocks painted white, with a black painted wood base, leans slightly to the left in the gallery.

Louise Bourgeois
Figure Regardant une Maison, 1950
Bourgeois 1950

Figure Regardant une Maison, 1950
wood
66 ⅝ x 15 ⅛ x 12 inches (169 x 38 x 30 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SHOT-01_SM-LB-6-e1531922854139-600x800.jpg Two tall, thin shapes of turned and carved wood, one resembling a bed post and one resembling a spear, stand on the floor in the gallery.

Louise Bourgeois
Figure Qui Apporte du Pain, 1950
Bourgeois 1950

Figure Qui Apporte du Pain, 1950
wood
60 ¾ x 12 x 12 inches (154 x 30 x 30 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SHOT-03_PS_SM-LB-5-e1531922841146-600x800.jpg A tall, thin, beige and red-brown, segmented wooden sculpture stands attached to the square-patterned floor in front of a gray painted wall.

Louise Bourgeois
Forêt (Night Garden), 1953
Bourgeois 1953

Forêt (Night Garden), 1953
painted wood
37 x 18 ⅞ x 14 ⅝ inches (94 x 48 x 37 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Dan Meyers
Dan Meyers

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/edited02-web-534x800.jpg On a wooden floor, in front of a gray painted wall sits a rough-hewn wooden pedestal supporting a black, with accents of red and white, painted wooden abstract sculpture.

Louise Bourgeois
The Tomb of a Young Person, 1947-1949
Bourgeois 1947

The Tomb of a Young Person, 1947-1949
painted wood
46 x 12 x 12 inches (117 x 30 x 30 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SHOT-03_SM-LB4-e1531922833744-600x800.jpg In front of a grey wall, a tall thin white figured wood sculpture sits directly fastened into the wood floor.

Louise Bourgeois
Untitled, 1996
Bourgeois 1996

Untitled, 1996
cloth, bone, and steel
118 ¼ x 82 x 77 inches (300 x 208 x 196 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SHOT-02_PS_SM-LB-7-600x800.jpg A floor mounted steel rack features (8) steel extensions from a center pole. Each extension holds a hanger made out of bone on which fabric items of women clothing are placed.

Louise Bourgeois
Untitled, 2002
Bourgeois 2002

Untitled, 2002
needlepoint and aluminum
17 x 12 x 12 inches (43 x 30 x 30 cm)
70 x 24 x 24 inches (178 x 61 x 61 cm) with vitrine
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SHOT-01-CROPPED_SM-LB-8-e1531922847777-678x800.jpg Inside a floor mounted metal aluminum cabinet rests a figurative sculpted head made of multi-colored needlepointed fabric resting on a platform.

Louise Bourgeois
Lady in Waiting, 2003
Bourgeois 2003

Lady in Waiting, 2003
tapestry, thread, stainless steel, steel, wood and glass
82 x 43 ½ x 58 inches (208 x 110 x 147 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SHOT-01_PS_SM-LB-09-e1531922877236-600x800.jpg A small stainless steel figure with extended stick-like appendages sits on a tapestry covered chair enclosed in a wood and steel floor mounted box. A double hung window allows for visual access for viewing.

Louise Bourgeois
Ode à la Bièvre, 2002
Bourgeois 2002

Ode à la Bièvre, 2002
fabric and color lithograph book
25 pages, each 11 x 15 ½ inches (28 x 39 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ode-1-1066x800.jpg A beige cotton-looking rectangle with the words Ode de La Bievre printed in blue capital letters in the center vertically. On the left side of the rectangle are four attached vertical cotton loops.

Louise Bourgeois
Cell I, 1991
Bourgeois 1991

Cell I, 1991
painted wood, fabric, metal, and glass
83 x 96 x 108 inches (211 x 244 x 274 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/LB_INSTALL-03_SM-web-600x800.jpg A panelized self supporting wood enclosure, or room, with blue and white painted residential doors acting as the walls which provide openings and access. The room contains many domestic glass and metal objects, including a bed and personalized woven text.

Louise Bourgeois
Untitled, 2005
Bourgeois 2005

Untitled, 2005
fabric
25 ½ x 33 inches (65 x 84 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SM-LB-10-1066x800.jpg In a wall-hung natural wood frame sits 5 matted interconnected red segmented panels, (each with 8 triangular sections), made of fabric.

Louise Bourgeois
Ste. Sébastienne, 1998
Bourgeois 1998

Ste. Sébastienne, 1998
ink on Xerox paper mounted on canvas
77 ½ x 63 inches (197 x 160 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

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Louise Bourgeois
Fillette (Sweeter Version), 1968/1999
Bourgeois 1968

Fillette (Sweeter Version), 1968/1999
pigmented urethane rubber, hanging piece
23 ½ x 10 ½ x 7 ¾ inches (60 x 27 x 20 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/PS_SM-LB-12-e1531922883963-600x800.jpg A ceiling mounted wire-hung brown pigmented urethane rubber object, evocative of organic and prurient figurative representation.

Louise Bourgeois
Le Défi IV, 1994
Bourgeois 1994

Le Défi IV, 1994
painted wood, glass, mirror and electric lights
73 ½ x 65 x 24 inches (187 x 165 x 61 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/BOURl_GF_LeDefi.jpg Large blue crate box sits on three wheels with numerous glass containers and glass shelving inside.

Louise Bourgeois
Untitled, 2007
Bourgeois 2007

Untitled, 2007
fabric and thread
13 x 18 ½ x 12 inches (33 x 47 x 30 cm)
70 x 30 x 24 inches (178 x 76 x 61 cm) with vitrine
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SM-LB-14-e1531922532673-695x800.jpg (3) light brown, figurative head-shaped soft woven objects lay on a pillow-like pieced together fabric cushion. An aluminum floor-mounted box contains the combination.

Louise Bourgeois
The Curved House, 2010
Bourgeois 2010

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SM-LB-15-1066x800.jpg A small cream-colored house, slightly curved, sits in a white space with symmetrical indentations for the doorway and four windows.

Louise Bourgeois
I Give Everything Away, 2010
Bourgeois 2010

I Give Everything Away, 2010
etching and mixed media on paper, six panels
panel 1: 59 ⅞ x 71 inches (152 x 180 cm)
panel 2: 60 x 73 inches (152 x 185 cm)
panel 3: 59 ¾ x 69 ⅝ inches (152 x 177 cm)
panel 4: 59 ¾ x 70 inches (152 x 178 cm)
panel 5: 60 x 106 inches (152 x 269 cm)
panel 6: 59 ¾ x 69 inches (152 x 175 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

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Louise Bourgeois
Single I, 1996
Bourgeois 1996

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lb-web.jpg A full size segmented headless extended fabric figure hangs "upside down", suspended from the ceiling with a cord which is fastened to a supporting hook and ring.

Louise Bourgeois
Avenza Revisited II, 1968
Bourgeois 1968

Avenza Revisited II, 1968
plaster, shellac, paint, plastic and wire on wood base
59 x 55 ⅞ x 94 ½ inches (150 x 142 x 240 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SM-LB-24-1067x800.jpg A floor mounted shellac treated plaster object sits on a wood base on a wood floor, organic and sinuous in form and delineation.

Louise Bourgeois
Noir Veine, 1968
Bourgeois 1968

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lb-web-1-e1531921933285-600x800.jpg On a thick wood rectangular base (which sits on a wood floor) rests a solid black and white veined marble object, delineated with column-like vertical extensions featuring rounded domed tops.

Louise Bourgeois
Hanging Janus with Jacket, 1968
Bourgeois 1968

Hanging Janus with Jacket, 1968
bronze, hanging piece
10 ⅝ x 20 ⅝ x 6 ⅜ inches (27 x 52 x 16 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SM-LB-26-1066x800.jpg A vertical wire hangs from the top center, connected to a small circle, from which hangs horizontal wing-like shapes. Attached underneath these are short rounded stumps that face inward.

Louise Bourgeois
Untitled, 1972
Bourgeois 1972

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SM-LB-29-e1531922262228-600x800.jpg A series of black tube-like forms project both up from a wood base; and down from another wood surface at eye-level. The forms have angled tops, are made of both wood and cardboard, and are spaced together but at random.

Louise Bourgeois
Je t’aime, 2005
Bourgeois 2005

Je t’aime, 2005
charcoal, ink, pencil, sanguine and gouache on paper
suite of 60 double-sided drawings, each 9 ½ x 8 inches (24 x 20 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

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Louise Bourgeois
The Quartered One, 1964
Bourgeois 1964

The Quartered One, 1964
plaster with shellac, hanging piece
62 ¼ x 24 x 20 inches (158 x 61 x 51 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SM-LB-25-e1531922452788-600x800.jpg A (shellac coated) plaster sculpture hangs from the ceiling at eye level by means of a hook and a cable. The sculpture which has an uneven surface features openings of various sizes in the surface, and projections of elements beyond the surface.

Louise Bourgeois
Cell III, 1991
Bourgeois 1991

Cell III, 1991
painted wood, painted metal, marble, steel, mirror, and glass
111 x 130 ½ x 165 ⅛ inches (282 x 332 x 419 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Louise Bourgeois https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/LB_INSTALL-22_SM-web-600x800.jpg An enclosure with hinged painted wood and steel industrial doors; the room features a combination of surreal ordinary and extraordinary objects of marble, steel, glass, and a mirror.

Louise Bourgeois
Cell (Choisy), 1990-1993
Bourgeois 1990

Cell (Choisy), 1990-1993
marble, metal and glass
120 ½ x 67 x 95 inches (306 x 170 x 241 cm)
© 2023 The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

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Louise Bourgeois

b. Paris, France, 1911 | d. Manhattan, NY, 2010

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