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Louise Bourgeois was a French-born American sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Known for her complex sculptures that often deal with themes of family, sex, death, and fear, Bourgeois' work spans multiple artistic movements, including Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, and Minimalism.

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Famous Louise Bourgeois Quotes

“My life has been regulated by insomnia.”

Has Beens Sleep Insomnia

Book:Destruction of the Father, Reconstruction of the Father: Writings and Interviews, 1923-1997

Source: Destruction of the Father, Reconstruction of the Father: Writings and Interviews, 1923-1997

“The colour blue - that is my colour - and the colour blue means you have left the drabness of day-to-day reality to be transported into - not a world of fantasy, it’s not a world of fantasy - but a world of freedom where you can say what you like and what you don’t like. This has been expressed forever by the colour blue, which is really sky blue.”

World Mean Has Beens Reality Left Fantasy Forever Sky Blue Colour Day To Day

Author:Louise Bourgeois

“I have been to hell and back, and let me tell you, it was wonderful.”

Has Beens Hell Wonderful Let Me Hell And Back

Author:Louise Bourgeois

About the Author

Born: December 25, 1911
Died: May 31, 2010
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 70

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Destruction of the Father, Reconstruction of the Father: Writings and Interviews, 1923-1997Related source material

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Louise Bourgeois: memoria y arquitectura : Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, 16 de noviembre de 1999-14 de febrero del 2000Related source material

Louise Bourgeois: Aller-Retour : Zeichnungen und SkulpturenRelated source material

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