Details
LOUISE BOURGEOIS (1911-2010)
Choker
stamped with the artist's initials and numbered 'LB 29/39' (on the reverse)
silver
2 x 612 x 7 in. (5.1 x 16.5 x 17.8 cm.)
Designed in 1948 and executed in 1999-2003. This work is number 29 from an edition of 39.
Provenance
Barry Friedman, New York
His sale; Christie's, New York, 25-26 March 2014, lot 56
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
D. Venet, ed., From Picasso to Jeff Koons: The artist as jeweler, Paris, 2011, p. 126 (another example illustrated).
E. Giugon, Bijoux D'artistes: Une Collection, Milan, 2012, p. 56 (another example illustrated).
C. Burés, Chus Burés: Portraits & Jewellery, Madrid, 2016, pp. 78-79 (another example illustrated).
D. Wye, ed., Louise Bourgeois: The Complete Prints & Books, New York, 2018, digital, no. 543 (another example illustrated).
Exhibited
Cologne, Museum Für Angewandte Kunst Köln and Duisburg, Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Künstlerschmuck Objets D'Art, May 2009-January 2010, p. 25 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Bijoux D'artistes de Calder à Koons: La Collection Idéale de Diane Venet, March-July 2018, pp. 38-39 (another example exhibited and illustrated).
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