Couples

LOUISE BOURGEOIS (1911-2010)

Couples

numbered in pencil '109/150' (lower left); signed in pencil 'Louise Bourgeois' (lower right)

seven color lithograph on Arches paper

sheet: 44 x 26 inches (112 x 66 cm)

framed: 48 x 29 3/4 inches (121.9 x 75.6 cm)

Executed in 2001. This work is number 109 from an edition of 150 plus 25 artist’s proofs, 25 hors d'commerce, 6 printer's proofs, 3 trail proofs, and 1 bon à tirer.

Printed by SOLO Impression, New York, with the printer’s blind stamp. Published by Bermuda Editions, St. Georges, Bermuda.

PROVENANCE:

Acquired directly from the publisher by the present owner

LITERATURE:

Recorded in the digital catalogue raisonné published by the MoMA and Wye under record number 547.2.

"While this is not the spider sculpture I covet, this is an exemplary work from one of the most collected and celebrated artists of all time."

-Martha Stewart

NOTES:

"I transform nasty work into good work. I transform hate into love. That's what makes me tick." -Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois (1911- 2010) emerged as a pioneering figure in postwar sculpture and installation art, whose deeply personal works have become landmarks of modern and contemporary practice. Across a career spanning more than seven decades, Bourgeois explored themes of memory, sexuality, family, and the unconscious through monumental sculptures, intimate drawings, and immersive installations. A true pioneer, Bourgeois redefined the terrain of feminist and confessional art.