Lot Essay
Please note that this work is attached to a steel base and the correct measurements are 62½ x 18 x 18 inches or (158.6 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm.)
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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
Louise Bourgeois (b. 1911)
Memling Dawn
Details
Louise Bourgeois (b. 1911)
Memling Dawn
stamped with initials, number and date 'L.B. 5/6 92' (lower edge)
bronze with black patina on steel base
62½ x 18 x 18 in. (158.6 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1951 and cast in 1992. This work is number five from an edition of six plus one artist's proof.
Memling Dawn
stamped with initials, number and date 'L.B. 5/6 92' (lower edge)
bronze with black patina on steel base
62½ x 18 x 18 in. (158.6 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1951 and cast in 1992. 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
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
R. Storr, "Intimate Geographies: The Work and Life of Louise Bourgeois," Art Press 175, International Edition, December 1992, p. 15 (another cast illustrated).
C. Meyer-Thoss, Louise Bourgeois: Designing For Free Fall, Zurich: 1992, p. 56 (another cast illustrated).
J. Garcia Murillo, Louise Bourgeois, exh. cat., Galeria Ramis Barquet, Mexico City, 1993 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
R. Marshall, et. al., Escultura de Louise Bourgeois: La Eleganca de la Ironia, exh. cat., Museo de Art Contemporaneo de Monterrey (MARCO), 1996, p. 55 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
T. Amano, et. al., Louise Bourgeois: Homesickness, exh. cat., Yokohama Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1997, p. 67 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
R. Crone, et. al., Louise Bourgeois: The Secret of the Cells, Munich, 1998, p. 60 (another cast illustrated).
S. Kang, et. al., Louise Bourgeois, exh. cat., The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Kyunggi-Do, 2000, p. 121 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
E. Schneider, et. al., Louise Bourgeois, exh. cat., Kunsthaus Bregenz, 2002, p. 60 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
R. Storr, et. al., Louise Bourgeois, London, 2003, p. 59 (another cast illustrated).
A. Morawinska, et. al., Louise Bourgeois: Geometry of Desire, exh. cat., Zacheta Gallery of Art, Warsaw, 2003, p. 177 (illustrated; another cast exhibited). B. Stammer, ed., Louise Bourgeois: Intime Abstraction, exh. cat., Akademie der Kunste, Berlin, 2003 (another cast exhibited).
C. Meyer-Thoss, Louise Bourgeois: Designing For Free Fall, Zurich: 1992, p. 56 (another cast illustrated).
J. Garcia Murillo, Louise Bourgeois, exh. cat., Galeria Ramis Barquet, Mexico City, 1993 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
R. Marshall, et. al., Escultura de Louise Bourgeois: La Eleganca de la Ironia, exh. cat., Museo de Art Contemporaneo de Monterrey (MARCO), 1996, p. 55 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
T. Amano, et. al., Louise Bourgeois: Homesickness, exh. cat., Yokohama Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1997, p. 67 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
R. Crone, et. al., Louise Bourgeois: The Secret of the Cells, Munich, 1998, p. 60 (another cast illustrated).
S. Kang, et. al., Louise Bourgeois, exh. cat., The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Kyunggi-Do, 2000, p. 121 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
E. Schneider, et. al., Louise Bourgeois, exh. cat., Kunsthaus Bregenz, 2002, p. 60 (illustrated; another cast exhibited).
R. Storr, et. al., Louise Bourgeois, London, 2003, p. 59 (another cast illustrated).
A. Morawinska, et. al., Louise Bourgeois: Geometry of Desire, exh. cat., Zacheta Gallery of Art, Warsaw, 2003, p. 177 (illustrated; another cast exhibited). B. Stammer, ed., Louise Bourgeois: Intime Abstraction, exh. cat., Akademie der Kunste, Berlin, 2003 (another cast exhibited).