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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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Landscape with a Mountain Lake - Original etching with aquatint
By Louise Bourgeois
Located in Paris, IDF
Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) Landscape with a Mountain Lake Original etching with aquatint Unsigned On vellum 60.5 × 73.5 cm (c. 24 x 29 in) Authenticated with the blind stamp of C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

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

We Love You, drawing on engraving signed & inscribed unique variant X/X, Framed
By Louise Bourgeois
Located in New York, NY
Louise Bourgeois We Love You, 2000 Engraving and watercolor with unique Ink drawing on Fabriano Paper Unique Variant with original hand coloring) Signed by the artist, inscribed "X" ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Pencil, Graphite, Engraving

Limited Edition numbered Italian Blue Ceramic Plate for Dallas Texas restaurant
By Louise Bourgeois
Located in New York, NY
Louise Bourgeois Limited Edition Ceramic Plate depicting Malloreddus alla Sarda, Dallas Texas, 1998 Ceramic Plate 10 in diameter Edition 457/1000 (read description; the edition was not completed) Unframed (Stand shown is not included) Makes a memorable gift! This striking, rare limited edition, signed and numbered bowl/plate was handmade in southern Italy by master artisans near Vietri sul Mare. It was designed by renowned American artist Louise Bourgeois. From the late 1990s through the millenium, Buon Ricordo...
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1990s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Screen, Mixed Media

Sheaves - Original Lithograph (Wye Smith #79-2)
By Louise Bourgeois
Located in Paris, IDF
Louise BOURGEOIS (1911-2010) Sheaves, 1985 Original lithograph Signed on the plate On Arches vellum, 31 x 21 cm (c. 12 x 8 in) REFERENCES: Wye Smith Catalogue Raisonné #79-2 INFOR...
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1980s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Ceramic, Screen

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