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The Couple
Details
LOUISE BOURGEOIS (1911-2010)
The Couple
stamped with the artists initials, number, foundry mark and date 'LB 5⁄6 02' (on the underside)
aluminium
15 x 9 x 5in. (38.1 x 22.8 x 12.6cm.)
Executed in 2002, this work is number five from an edition of six, plus one artist's proof
The Couple
stamped with the artists initials, number, foundry mark and date 'LB 5⁄6 02' (on the underside)
aluminium
15 x 9 x 5in. (38.1 x 22.8 x 12.6cm.)
Executed in 2002, this work is number five from an edition of six, plus one artist's proof
Provenance
Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2003.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2003.
Literature
J. Caux, tissée, tendue au fil des jours, la toile de Louise Bourgeois., Paris 2003, p. 135 (illustrated in colour, p. 134).
‘Exhibits Celebrate Women’s Contributions to Culture, History and Sports.’, in Record/Herald News, 9 April 2006 (illustrated in colour, p. 4).
Louise Bourgeois: Suspension, exh.cat., New York, Cheim & Reed Gallery, 2014-2015 (illustrated, unpaged).
‘Exhibits Celebrate Women’s Contributions to Culture, History and Sports.’, in Record/Herald News, 9 April 2006 (illustrated in colour, p. 4).
Louise Bourgeois: Suspension, exh.cat., New York, Cheim & Reed Gallery, 2014-2015 (illustrated, unpaged).
Exhibited
New York, Sean Kelly Gallery, upon reflection.... A Group Show, 2003 (another from the edition exhibited).
Paris, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Headquarters, On this side of the sky: UNESCO salutes Women in Art, 2003 (another from the edition exhibited).
Washington D.C, Paris OECD Residence United States Departments of State, Art in Embassies Program, 2004-2008 (another from the edition exhibited).
Havana, Wilfredo Lam Center, Louise Bourgeois: One and Others, 2005 (another from the edition exhibited).
Warsaw, Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Hot/Cold, Summer Loving, 2006, pp. 18 and 65 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 43).
Cologne, Galerie Karsten Greve, Louise Bourgeois: A Stretch of Time, 2009 (another from the edition exhibited).
Aarhus, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, I Love You, 2010 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated, p. 47).
Berlin, Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg, Nationalgalerie, Bellmer / Bourgeois - Double Sexus, 2010-2011, p. 153 (illustrated in colour, p. 59). This exhibition later travelled to Gemeetemuseum, The Hague and Wexner Centre for the Arts, The Ohio State University, Columbus.
Paris, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Headquarters, On this side of the sky: UNESCO salutes Women in Art, 2003 (another from the edition exhibited).
Washington D.C, Paris OECD Residence United States Departments of State, Art in Embassies Program, 2004-2008 (another from the edition exhibited).
Havana, Wilfredo Lam Center, Louise Bourgeois: One and Others, 2005 (another from the edition exhibited).
Warsaw, Zacheta National Gallery of Art, Hot/Cold, Summer Loving, 2006, pp. 18 and 65 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated in colour, p. 43).
Cologne, Galerie Karsten Greve, Louise Bourgeois: A Stretch of Time, 2009 (another from the edition exhibited).
Aarhus, ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, I Love You, 2010 (another from the edition exhibited; illustrated, p. 47).
Berlin, Sammlung Scharf-Gerstenberg, Nationalgalerie, Bellmer / Bourgeois - Double Sexus, 2010-2011, p. 153 (illustrated in colour, p. 59). This exhibition later travelled to Gemeetemuseum, The Hague and Wexner Centre for the Arts, The Ohio State University, Columbus.
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