About this artwork
The title of this work simply means Woman in French. Bourgeois lived in New York from 1938 to her death in 2010, and continued to use French as well as English in her work. The female figure is presented with flowing hair that is emphasised through the loose, spontaneous method of drawing. Red paint has been applied onto wet paper to create the wash-like affect. It is one of a series of works by Bourgeois made while in her 90s that deal with the female body as well as couples, pregnancy, childbirth, breast-feeding, motherhood and familial relationships.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Louise Bourgeois (1911 - 2010) American
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title:Femme
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date created:2007
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materials:Gouache on paper
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measurements:(framed: 59.70 x 45.70 cm)
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credit line:ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Lent by the Tate Americas Foundation for the Tate Gallery, courtesy of The Easton Foundation 2013
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accession number:AL00348
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Louise Bourgeois
Louise Bourgeois
The French/American artist Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) is one of the great figures of modern and contemporary art. During a career spanning seventy years, Bourgeois produced an astonishing array of sculptures, installations, paintings, drawings and prints that express a highly individual...
