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Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (French: [lwiz buʁʒwa] ⓘ; 25 December 1911 – 31 May 2010) was a French-American artist. Although she is best known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art , Bourgeois was also a prolific painter and printmaker .
Learn about Louise Bourgeois, a French-born American sculptor, painter, and printmaker who explored themes of loneliness, anger, and fear in her work. See her biography, works, exhibitions, audio, and publications at The Museum of Modern Art.
May 31, 2010 · Learn about Louise Bourgeois, a French-American sculptor who used art as a tool for processing her childhood trauma and exploring her femininity. Discover her autobiographical themes, symbolic imagery, and influential installations.
- French-American
- December 25, 1911
- Paris, France
- May 31, 2010
Learn about the life and work of Louise Bourgeois, one of the great figures of modern and contemporary art. Explore her sculptures, installations, drawings and prints inspired by her memories, emotions and experiences.
Learn about Louise Bourgeois, a prolific painter and printmaker who explored themes of domesticity, sexuality, death and the subconscious. Discover her biography, artworks and influences from Abstract Expressionism, Surrealism and Feminist art.
- French, American
- December 25, 1911
- Paris, France
- May 31, 2010
Louise Bourgeois was a French-born sculptor known for her monumental abstract and often biomorphic works that deal with the relationships of men and women. Born to a family of tapestry weavers, Bourgeois made her first drawings to assist her parents in their restoration of ancient tapestries.
Learn about the life and work of Louise Bourgeois, a French-American artist who explored themes of loneliness, jealousy, anger, and fear through painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing. See her biography, artworks, and quotes on MoMA's website.
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