Louise Bourgeois paintings take center stage at NOMA in Sept.

Louise Bourgeois, ‘Fallen Woman (Femme Maison),’ 1946-1947. Oil on linen, 18 ½ by 40in (47 by 103cm). Private collection, New York. Photo by Christopher Burke. © The Easton Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY.
Louise Bourgeois, ‘Fallen Woman (Femme Maison),’ dating to 1946-1947. Oil on linen, 18 ½ by 40in (47 by 103cm). Private collection, New York. Photo by Christopher Burke. © The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY.

NEW ORLEANS – Opening September 9 at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), Louise Bourgeois: Paintings is the first in-depth presentation of paintings by the celebrated artist. Recognized as one of the most prominent sculptors of the 20th century, Louise Bourgeois (b. Paris, 1911–d. New York, 2010) was also a prolific painter at the beginning of her career. This exhibition looks closely at Bourgeois’s paintings produced between her arrival in New York in 1938 and her turn toward other media around 1949 — and recognizes artistic themes that resonate throughout her work. After it opens next month, Louise Bourgeois: Paintings remains on view until January 1, 2023.

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Swann’s November fine art auctions tally $6.7M

Blanch Lazzell, ‘Tulips,’ $37,500
Blanch Lazzell, ‘Tulips,’ $37,500
Blanch Lazzell, ‘Tulips,’ $37,500

NEW YORK — November at Swann Galleries featured a marathon of fine art auctions including a two-day sale of Old Master Through Modern Prints and Master Drawings, a private collection of Contemporary Artists’ Books, as well as contemporary art, and travel posters. Combined the auctions earned $6.7 million and established an exceptional 30 records for the market.

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Gilliam, Motherwell & Bourgeois star at Swann, Dec. 2

Sam Gilliam, ‘Untitled,’ 1971, est. $10,000-$15,000
Sam Gilliam, ‘Untitled,’ 1971, est. $10,000-$15,000

Sam Gilliam, ‘Untitled,’ 1971, est. $10,000-$15,000

NEW YORK — Swann Galleries will present a selection of 111 works by artists expanding the boundaries of abstraction, in a variety of mediums, throughout the mid-century and post-war period in a Thursday, December 2 sale of Modern & Post-War Art. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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