Inv. n°: CL697

Nature Study

Inscribed with the artist's initials, numbered and dated ‘LB 2007 II/II’ (on the base). This work is artist's proof number two from an edition of two plus two artist's proofs

h. 71.8 x w. 41.3 x d. 30.5 cm

Conceived in 1984-1996 and cast in 2007

Gold porcelain

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Provenance

  • Private Collection, New York
  • With Hauser & Wirth, New York
  • Acquired from the above by the previous owner, 2015
  • Acquired at Christie's, 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale, London, 2023

Publications

  • P. Gardner, "Intimacy", Louise Bourgeois, Universe Publishing, New York, 0202, pp. 83-87
  • P. Weiermair, Louise Bourgeois, Edition Stemmle, Zurich, 1995, pp. 31-39
  • E. Lequeux, "Ville du string, Saint-Tropez peine à devenir ville de culture", Le Monde, 29 August 2007
  • "Against Nature", The Telegraph, 28th January 2008
  • "Sevres. Modern porcelain “in the Hermitage"", Art Investment.ru, Illustrated, 20 June 2010, https://artinvestment.ru/en/news/exhibitions/20100620_sevr_ porcelain.html
  • Lisa Coirier, "Breaking new ground at Sèvres: A Journey into Ceramics", TL Magazine, illustrated in colour, Spring 2011, p. 4
  • Collection Lambert en Avignon & Palais des Papes, Avignon, Les Papesses, June 2013, pp. 192-193 & 372
  • En revenant de l'expo, Illustrated, 14 January 2016
  • B. McKiernan, "Louise's (and Mariam's) Journey", Studio Gallery, 27th January 2020
  • Y. Shionoiri, "Carving Out Space: Contextualizing Female-Presenting Perspectives in Modern and Contemporary Sculpture", FAMM - Female Artists of the Mougins Museum, France, Merrell and FAMM, January 2025, p.173
  • Private Skies, n°20, Sky valet, Mai 2025, p. 76
  • B. Robaglia, "Christian Levett - The Collector and Philanthropist who gave Women Artists a Museum", Monaco Woman, Autumn-Winter 2025, p. 55
  • TL mag, "When the Best Work Was Still Available : Why I Turned to Women Artists", The Art of Collecting - Guest Editor : Simon de Pury, n°41, 6th February 2026, p.76-79
  • Luca Rossi, "Versailles entre art et pouvoir : dix œuvres racontent l’histoire du palais du Roi-Soleil", Quaderni di Viaggio di Finestra sull’Arte, 2026, https://www.finestresullarte.info/fr/voyage/sur-la-cote-d-azur-il-existe-un-musee-qui-reecrit-l-histoire-de-l-art-sans-avoir-besoin-de-slogans

Exhibitions

  • Dialogues méditerraneéns à Saint-Tropez, Musée de l’Annonciade, Saint-Tropez, 2007 (2nother from the edition exhibited).
  • Sèvres Modern Porcelain, The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2010
  • Les Papesses, Collection Lambert, Palais des Papes, Avignon, France, 2013
  • FAMM (Femmes Artistes du Musée de Mougins), Mougins, France, from 21st June 2024 to present day

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