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Was Louise Bourgeois a Surrealist artist?

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Was Louise Bourgeois a Surrealist artist?
No, Louise Bourgeois was not a Surrealist artist. Although her work has much in common with Surrealist and Feminist art, she was not formally affiliated with a particular artistic movement. She explored a variety of themes throughout her career, including domesticity, the family, sexuality, the body, death and the unconscious. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Louise Bourgeois art.
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I Have Been to Hell and Back, Limited Edition Handkerchief (Red) Tate Gallery
By Louise Bourgeois
Located in New York, NY
Louise Bourgeois I Have Been to Hell and Back Handkerchief, 2007 Embroidery on 100% Cotton Handkerchief With the artist's silkscreened initiala Han...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Cotton, Thread, Paper, Mixed Media, Offset, Screen

Red Room (Parents) detail, coveted limited edition double sided pillowcase art
By Louise Bourgeois
Located in New York, NY
Louise Bourgeois Red Room (Parents) detail (double sided work), 2009 Screenprint and embroidery on two sided pillowcase with plate signature, artist's copyright and printed name 21 ×...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Textile, Screen

Untitled (Double-sided ink on board)
By Louise Bourgeois
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Double-sided work Dated: 1951 recto; 1968 verso Signed on both sides Robert Miller Gallery, New York Cheim & Read, New York Art Advisory Services, Inc., New York, Current Owner
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Late 20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Illustration Board

Inner Life
By Louise Bourgeois
Located in Washington , DC, DC
This work is included in the collection of MoMA NY which was donated by the artist. From a limited edition of 2000 Artist’s Remarks:"This is like a snake plant...
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Inner Life
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Louise Bourgeois "Be Calm" Limited Edition Ceramic Dish MOMA
By Louise Bourgeois
Located in New York, NY
Louise Bourgeois Be Calm Butter or Trinket Dish, 2017 Screenprint on Ceramic 6 × 4 × 1 inches Unframed Stamped by artist's estate, bears printed copyright and name stamp of The Easto...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Ceramic, Screen

Storm at Saint Honoré
By Louise Bourgeois
Located in New York, NY
Richly-inked and superb impression of this engraving and drypoint on cream wove paper. This is the eighth state (of 8). Signed, dated and numbered 28/100 in pencil by Bourgeois. Publ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Engraving, Drypoint, Lithograph

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