Early life
Bourgeois was born on 25 December 1911 in Paris, France. She was the middle child of three born to parents Joséphine Fauriaux and Louis … See more

Bibliography
• 1982 – Louise Bourgeois. Museum of Modern Art. 1982. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-87070-257-0.
• 1994 – The Prints of Louise Bourgeois. Museum of Modern Art. 1994. p. 254. ISBN See more

Major holdings of her work include:
• US: the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and Nasher Sculpture Center; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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Femme Maison
Femme Maison (1946–47) is a series of paintings in which Bourgeois explores the relationship of a woman and the home. In the works, women's … See more

Bourgeois' work continues to be exhibited in museums and public spaces through the shape of site-specific installations around the world. For example, the Massachusetts … See more

• 1972: Mary Beth Edelson's Some Living American Women Artists / Last Supper (1972) appropriated Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper, with the heads of notable women artists collaged over the heads of Christ and his apostles. Bourgeois was … See more

Bourgeois started working with gallerist Paule Anglim in San Francisco in 1987, Karsten Greve in Paris in 1990, and Hauser & Wirth in 1997. Hauser & Wirth has been the … See more