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
Paddle Woman (1947). Bronze. 57.75 × 16.25 × 12 inches.{{Cite web |title=Artist Page : Louise Bourgeois |url=http://www.cheimread.com/artists/louise-bourgeois}} at [http://cheimread.com Cheim & Read], (Representatives of Louise Bourgeois)
The Three Graces (1947). Bronze, painted white. 81 × 25 × 12 inches.
Persistent Antagonism (1947–1949). Painted wood with metal ring. 68 × 12 × 12 inches. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. [http://www.sfmoma.org].
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{{Cite journal |last=Gibson |first=Ann |date=1994 |title=Louise Bourgeois's Retroactive Politics of Gender |journal=Art Journal |volume=53 |issue=4 |pages=44–47 |doi=10.2307/777560 |jstor=777560}}
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{{Cite web |title=Louis Bourgeois : Images |url=http://www.art21.org/artists/louise-bourgeois/images |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202180210/http://www.art21.org/artists/louise-bourgeois/images |archive-date=2 February 2014 |access-date=23 January 2014 |website=Artists |publisher=Art:21}}
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.{{Cite magazine |last=Acocella |first=Joan |date=February 4, 2002 |title=The Spider's Web : Louise Bourgeois and her art |url=http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2002/02/04/020204craw_artworld |access-date=23 January 2014 |magazine=The New Yorker}}
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. Storm King Art Center Collection.
Maisons Fragiles (1978). Steel, two units. 84 × 27 × 14 inches & 72 × 27 × 14 inches. Cheim & Read, New York.
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). Albright-Knox Art Gallery Collection [http://www.albrightknox.org albrightknox.org]
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; New York City.
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, Nasher Sculpture Center.{{Cite web |title=Collection Landing |url=https://www.nashersculpturecenter.org/art/collection#!/artcollection/f/detail/object/3208/6464?artist=louise-bourgeois&title=cove |access-date=2021-09-30 |website=www.nashersculpturecenter.org}}
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.{{Cite book |last=Storr |first=Robert |title=Louise Bourgeois |publisher=Phaidon Press Limited |year=2003 |location=United Kingdom}}
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. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art{{efn|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. Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

(98.193.A-E)}}

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. National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden[http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!338951~!0#focus Art Inventories] on SIRIS
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. Albright-Knox Art Gallery Collection{{efn|[http://www.albrightknox.org Albright-Knox Art Gallery], Sarah Norton Goodyear Fund, 1999}}
Eye Benches I, II and III (1996-1997), Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, Washington
Eyes, 1997 (1997), Tjuvholmen Sculpture Park, Oslo, Norway{{Cite web |title=Astrup Fearnley Museet |url=https://www.afmuseet.no/en/tjuvholmen-sculpture-park |access-date=2021-01-09 |website=www.afmuseet.no}}
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).{{Cite web |last=Manchester |first=Elizabeth |date=December 2009 |title=Summary |url=http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/bourgeois-maman-t12625/text-summary |access-date=18 January 2014 |website=Louise Bourgeois : Maman 1999 |publisher=Tate, London}} 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). Williams College Museum of Art.Williams College Museum of Art.[http://www.wcma.org/].
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).{{Cite web |title=Crouching Spider by Louise Bourgeois |url=http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/238.html |access-date=22 January 2014 |website=Private collection. Courtesy Cheim and Read, New York |publisher=Philadelphia Museum of Art}}
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 .
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. University of California, Berkeley Art Museum{{efn| Gift of The Peter Norton Family Foundation}}
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 gouache 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{{Cite web |title=Louise Bourgeois |url=http://whitney.org/Collection/LouiseBourgeois |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104165926/http://whitney.org/Collection/LouiseBourgeois |archive-date=4 November 2014 |access-date=23 January 2014 |website=Collection |publisher=Whitney Museum of American Art}}
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 gouache on paper. 11.5 × 11.75 inches. Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne.
Maternal Man, 2008 Archival dyes on fabric 48 × 32 1/2 in 121.9 × 82.6 cm.{{Cite web |title=Louise Bourgeois {{!}} Maternal Man (2008) {{!}} Available for Sale {{!}} Artsy |url=https://www.artsy.net/artwork/louise-bourgeois-maternal-man |access-date=2021-10-14 |website=www.artsy.net}}

Paintings

Other

The Destruction of the Father (1974). Assemblage.
I do, I undo, I redo (2000). Steel. Installation at Tate Modern Turbine Hall, London.{{Cite web |title=The Unilever Series: Louise Bourgeois: I Do, I Undo, I Redo |url=http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/unilever-series-louise-bourgeois-i-do-i-undo-i-redo |publisher=Tate Modern}}
The Damned, The Possessed and The Beloved (2011). Architectural installation for the Steilneset Memorial monument in Vardø, Norway.{{Cite journal |last=Stephens |first=Suzanne |date=1 August 2011 |title=Steilneset Memorial to the Victims of the Witch Trials. Peter Zumthor and Louise Bourgeois. Vardø, Norway |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/65455904/steilneset-memorial-victims-witch-trials-peter-zumthor-louise-bourgeois-vard-norway |url-status=dead |journal=Architectural Record |volume=199 |issue=8 |pages=36–40 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203220859/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/65455904/steilneset-memorial-victims-witch-trials-peter-zumthor-louise-bourgeois-vard-norway |archive-date=3 February 2014}}{{efn|This collaboration with Swiss architect Peter Zumthorn was Bourgeois' last major work.{{Cite web |last=Rosenfield, Karissa. |date=1 Mar 2012 |title=Steilneset Memorial / Peter Zumthor and Louise Bourgeois, photographed by Andrew Meredith |url=http://www.archdaily.com/?p=213222 |access-date=22 Jan 2014 |publisher=ArchDaily}}}}

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Category:Works by Louise Bourgeois