Louise Bourgeois

The Open Hand (variant), 1966

Louise Bourgeois, The Open Hand (variant), 1966. Courtesy Cheim & Read and Hauser & Wirth. © The Easton Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York. Photo: Christopher Burke

Artwork Details

Artist: Louise Bourgeois

Title: The Open Hand (variant)

Year: 1966

Medium: Bronze

Dimensions: 9 x 13 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (22.9 x 34.3 x 17.3 cm)

Credit line: Collection Louise Bourgeois Trust; Long-term loan

Reference number: L.2007.008

Classification: Sculpture

Location: Dia Beacon on view

On Display at Dia Beacon

Many organically formed shapes rest on platforms, hang from wires, or protrude from the walls of this large, warehouse-like room with brick walls and cement ceiling, columns, and floor. A stairwell is placed within the center of the room and bright light streams through several windows. — Louise Bourgeois, installation view, Dia:Beacon, Beacon, New York. © The Easton Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Bill Jacobson Studio, New York

Artist

Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois was born in Paris in 1911. She died in New York City in 2010.