Louise Bourgeois Listening One

A Life in Art: The Mallin Collection
Louise Bourgeois
1911 - 2010
Listening One

incised with the artist's signature Louise Bourgeois, titled Listening One and numbered 2/7 (on the base)
bronze with dark patina
203.2 by 51.1 by 31.12 cm. 80 by 20⅛ by 12¾ in.
Conceived in 1947 and cast in 1981, this work is number 2 from an edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof (wood original no longer extant; edition 1, 2 and AP dark patina; Edition 3, 4, 5 and 6 painted white).

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藝術人生：瑪林伉儷收藏
露易絲・布爾喬亞
1911 - 2010年
《聆聽者》

款識：銘刻藝術家簽名Louise Bourgeois、書題目Listening One並標記2/7（底座）
青銅及深色包漿
203.2 x 51.1 x 31.12 公分；80 x 20 ⅛ x 12 ¾ 英寸
1947年構思，1981年鑄造。1版6件，此作為第2件，另有1件藝術家自留版（原版木雕散佚，本版編號1、2及藝術家自留版的表面為深色包漿，編號3、4、5及6則塗有白色顏料）

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Provenance:
Robert Miller Gallery, New York

Private Collection, Midwest (acquired directly from the above in 1992)

Sotheby’s New York, 14 May 1998, lot 14 (consigned by the above)

Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1998