Lot Essay
Please note that this work is attached to a steel base.
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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
Louise Bourgeois (b. 1911)
Black Flames
Details
Louise Bourgeois (b. 1911)
Black Flames
stamped with initials, number and date 'L.B. 6/6 91' (lower edge)
bronze with black patina on steel base
69½ x 12 x 12 in. (176.5 x 30.4 x 30.4 cm.)
Conceived in 1947-1949 and cast in 1991. This work is number six from an edition of six plus one artist's proof.
Black Flames
stamped with initials, number and date 'L.B. 6/6 91' (lower edge)
bronze with black patina on steel base
69½ x 12 x 12 in. (176.5 x 30.4 x 30.4 cm.)
Conceived in 1947-1949 and cast in 1991. This work is number six from an edition of six plus one artist's proof.
Provenance
Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
C. Meyer-Thoss, Louise Bourgeois: Designing For Free Fall, Zurich, 1992, p. 56 (another cast illustrated).
Louise Bourgeois Sculptures and Installations, exh. cat., Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hannover, 1994, pl. 8 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
Escultura de Louise Bourgeois: La Eleganca de la Ironia, exh. cat., Museo de Art Contemporaneo de Monterrey, 1995, p. 48, no. 7 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
T. Karjalainen, et. al., Louise Bourgeois, Helsinki, 1995, p. 82 (another cast illustrated).
M. Bernadac, Louise Bourgeois, Paris, 1996, p. 48 (another cast illustrated).
Louise Bourgeois: Homesickness, exh. cat., Yokohama Museum of Art, 1997, p. 53, no. 18 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
R. Crone, et. al., Louise Bourgeois: The Secret of the Cells, Munich, 1998, p. 60 (another cast illustrated).
Louise Bourgeois: The Personages, exh. cat., C&M Arts, New York, 2001, no. 6 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
Louise Bourgeois: The Early Work, exh. cat., Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002, p. 79 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
Louise Bourgeois Sculptures and Installations, exh. cat., Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hannover, 1994, pl. 8 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
Escultura de Louise Bourgeois: La Eleganca de la Ironia, exh. cat., Museo de Art Contemporaneo de Monterrey, 1995, p. 48, no. 7 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
T. Karjalainen, et. al., Louise Bourgeois, Helsinki, 1995, p. 82 (another cast illustrated).
M. Bernadac, Louise Bourgeois, Paris, 1996, p. 48 (another cast illustrated).
Louise Bourgeois: Homesickness, exh. cat., Yokohama Museum of Art, 1997, p. 53, no. 18 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
R. Crone, et. al., Louise Bourgeois: The Secret of the Cells, Munich, 1998, p. 60 (another cast illustrated).
Louise Bourgeois: The Personages, exh. cat., C&M Arts, New York, 2001, no. 6 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
Louise Bourgeois: The Early Work, exh. cat., Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002, p. 79 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).