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Louise Bourgeois

French · 1911–2010 · Painter, Printmaker

Louise Joséphine Bourgeois was a French-American artist. Although she is best known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art, Bourgeois was also a prolific painter… (Wikipedia)

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261lots offered2001–2026years recorded93%sold (236)$8.7kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Louise Bourgeois, Untitled (The Wedges), 1950/1991, cast bronze and stainless steelUntitled (The Wedges)Phillips · $1,925,000≈ £1,334,581≈ €1,689,337Sign up to see
  2. Louise Bourgeois, Couple, 2002, fabric and hanging piece in aluminium, glass and wood vitrineCouplePhillips · £869,500≈ $1,052,356≈ €1,013,147Sign up to see
  3. Louise Bourgeois, Nature Study, 1996, biscuit porcelainNature StudyPhillips · £725,000≈ $940,398≈ €823,970Sign up to see

Louise Bourgeois’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Average price
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median $8.7kfree account
High
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auction record in database
Lots sold
236
of 254 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
93%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$10k$100k$1M200420072010201320162019202220252001-10-28 · $5182009-05-04 · $15,8602010-04-27 · $25,0002010-05-23 · $6,7382010-06-12 · $25,1512011-05-28 · $27,8452011-06-02 · $20,9962011-11-25 · $19,3672012-04-28 · $9,0952012-06-01 · $22,5492013-02-27 · $7,5792013-04-29 · $43,7502013-04-29 · $3,5002013-04-29 · $5,0002013-09-26 · $15,0002013-10-28 · $81,2502013-10-28 · $35,0002013-10-28 · $18,7502013-10-28 · $11,2502013-10-28 · $6,2502013-11-29 · $57,8472013-12-12 · $5,3322014-02-23 · $11,2502014-04-28 · $4,0002014-06-07 · $12,2782014-06-12 · $3,1552014-10-12 · $12,5002014-10-28 · $9,3752014-10-28 · $9,3752014-10-28 · $4,7502014-11-28 · $16,3842015-03-04 · $32,5002015-04-21 · $5,2502015-04-21 · $9,3752015-05-15 · $32,5002015-05-17 · $8,7502015-05-30 · $3,8092015-06-06 · $6,1702015-10-11 · $10,0002015-10-26 · $8,7502015-10-26 · $9,3752015-10-26 · $3,5002016-01-21 · $67,0372016-04-25 · $5,0002016-04-25 · $6,2502016-04-25 · $6,2502016-05-08 · $1,925,0002016-05-10 · $131,0002016-06-09 · $86,7662016-06-10 · $4,2392016-10-26 · $274,0002016-10-26 · $6,2502016-11-05 · $2,5002016-11-17 · $68,7502016-11-17 · $62,5002016-11-17 · $52,5002016-11-17 · $52,5002016-11-17 · $65,0002016-11-17 · $37,5002016-11-17 · $27,5002016-12-02 · $5,1882017-03-05 · $6,2502017-04-18 · $31,2502017-06-07 · $9,6802017-06-29 · $940,3982017-10-17 · $12,5002017-10-17 · $9,3752017-10-17 · $13,7502017-10-17 · $11,2502017-10-17 · $5,2502017-10-17 · $6,2502017-10-17 · $9,3752017-11-29 · $8,1252017-11-29 · $5,0002017-11-29 · $4,3752018-01-25 · $110,4762018-02-25 · $21,2502018-04-19 · $6,8752018-04-24 · $6,2502018-04-24 · $10,6252018-04-24 · $6,8752018-04-24 · $2,7502018-05-05 · $3,6252018-05-16 · $93,7502018-05-16 · $70,8002018-05-16 · $156,2502018-09-30 · $7,5002018-09-30 · $3,7502018-10-07 · $4,2002018-10-17 · $6,8752018-11-10 · $4,3752018-12-05 · $2,3932018-12-05 · $1,4082018-12-05 · $4,5052018-12-05 · $3,3792019-04-23 · $87,5002019-09-12 · $52,3982019-09-12 · $7,7062019-10-25 · $8,7502019-10-25 · $8,7502019-10-25 · $10,6252019-10-25 · $15,0002019-11-09 · $2,2502019-11-13 · $93,7502019-11-28 · $49,5232020-02-14 · $114,0132020-02-14 · $97,7252020-07-24 · $6,2502020-07-24 · $12,5002020-07-24 · $7,5002020-10-22 · $9,8282020-10-22 · $6,3002020-11-12 · $7,5002020-12-04 · $22,7982021-01-21 · $69,1392021-01-27 · $9422021-02-17 · $4,3752021-04-07 · $2,9342021-04-20 · $68,0402021-04-20 · $40,3202021-04-20 · $5,0402021-04-20 · $12,6002021-04-20 · $10,7102021-05-15 · $20,0002021-05-19 · $6,8752021-06-17 · $59,6852021-06-17 · $59,6852021-06-23 · $756,0002021-09-16 · $75,6422021-10-13 · $1,5002021-11-18 · $529,2002022-02-22 · $10,0002022-03-11 · $3,5282022-03-11 · $10,7102022-04-19 · $27,7202022-04-19 · $32,7602022-04-19 · $85,6802022-04-19 · $7,5602022-04-19 · $4,4102022-04-19 · $5,0402022-04-19 · $5,0402022-05-19 · $352,8002022-05-19 · $100,8002022-06-30 · $1,052,3562023-01-18 · $11,7022023-04-18 · $22,8602023-04-18 · $8,2552023-04-18 · $5,3342023-04-18 · $7,6202023-04-26 · $17,6402023-06-01 · $5,0402023-06-01 · $5,0402023-06-05 · $141,1082023-06-05 · $296,3272023-09-06 · $2,7942023-09-27 · $6,9542023-10-12 · $390,8432023-10-24 · $13,9702023-10-31 · $16,8212023-10-31 · $7,7092023-11-14 · $317,5002023-11-15 · $152,4002023-12-14 · $2,5202024-01-17 · $3,0422024-01-17 · $6,4382024-02-15 · $8,8902024-04-16 · $6,3502024-04-16 · $2,5402024-04-16 · $1,9052024-04-16 · $27,9402024-04-18 · $4,0322024-04-25 · $5,6752024-06-06 · $4,2162024-06-06 · $1,6222024-09-08 · $5,3582024-10-16 · $2,7722024-10-16 · $4,4102024-10-22 · $2,0012024-11-29 · $57,2252024-11-29 · $13,4142024-12-04 · $20,9132025-01-23 · $1,4082025-02-12 · $5,0802025-02-12 · $25,4002025-02-12 · $2,4132025-04-16 · $95,2502025-04-16 · $10,1602025-05-13 · $5,0162025-06-05 · $3,4462025-06-05 · $8,6162025-06-06 · $565,1872025-06-24 · $2,7942025-09-18 · $2,1082025-10-07 · $14,7462025-10-14 · $2,1722025-10-15 · $1,0802025-10-21 · $3,0962025-10-21 · $9,6752025-11-20 · $114,8002025-11-25 · $3,3282025-11-28 · $12,4862025-12-16 · $7,6202026-01-22 · $2,5972026-01-22 · $2,5972026-01-22 · $3,4632026-01-22 · $2,5972026-01-22 · $6,5792026-01-22 · $11,2542026-01-22 · $3,8092026-01-22 · $8,6572026-01-22 · $1,7312026-02-07 · $4,5152026-02-07 · $3,3542026-02-25 · $3,0722026-02-25 · $4,3522026-02-25 · $3,8402026-02-26 · $4,8262026-03-03 · $14,5992026-04-13 · $40,9602026-04-13 · $7,6802026-04-13 · $20,4802026-04-13 · $24,3202026-04-13 · $4,4802026-04-13 · $7,6802026-04-22 · $11,6102026-04-22 · $14,1902026-04-22 · $2,0642026-04-22 · $2,0642026-05-21 · $90,3002026-05-22 · $5,1922026-05-22 · $5,1922026-05-22 · $11,2502026-05-22 · $3,8082026-06-03 · $6,4002026-06-24 · $3,8702026-07-30 · $2,176
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

6 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

7 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings11100%$114kSign up$114kSign up$114kSign up
Mixed media11100%$114kSign up$114kSign up$114kSign up
Works on paper302893%$41.5kSign up$30kSign up$131kSign up
Gouache33100%$47.1kSign up$37.5kSign up$97.7kSign up
Drawing191895%$53.5kSign up$56.1kSign up$131kSign up
Prints & multiples17916894%$15.3kSign up$6.3kSign up$274kSign up
Etching413790%$22.2kSign up$5.4kSign up$115kSign up
Engraving44100%$7.3kSign up$5.7kSign up$15kSign up
Aquatint1010100%$7.3kSign up$5.2kSign up$18.8kSign up
Drypoint393692%$15.1kSign up$7.7kSign up$68kSign up
Lithograph524994%$12.4kSign up$5kSign up$274kSign up
Screenprint161594%$21.3kSign up$8.3kSign up$86.8kSign up
Print (other)1414100%$8.9kSign up$9.8kSign up$11.7kSign up
Multiple33100%$17.5kSign up$12.5kSign up$31.3kSign up
Sculpture332885%$246kSign up$41kSign up$1.9MSign up
Other1111100%$120kSign up$15.9kSign up$1.1MSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
20263434$4.7kSign up
20252221$5.1kSign up
20242218$4.9kSign up
20231919$11.7kSign up
20221313$10.7kSign up
20211717$20kSign up
202099$9.8kSign up
20191110$12.8kSign up
20182020$6.6kSign up
20171814$9.4kSign up
20162119$52.5kSign up
20151311$8.8kSign up
201499$9.4kSign up
20131612$13.1kSign up
201222$15.8kSign up
201133$21kSign up
201033$25kSign up
200911$15.9kSign up
200111$518Sign up

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