Louise BourgeoisAmerican, 1911–2010The Symbols
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Not on view at present
Where is “The Symbols” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.
The Museum of Modern Art
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 126.1990.1
In the catalog
Sources
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Louise Bourgeois
The whole life1938–2010 · Workplace
New York City
4 July 1940
Son born: Jean-Louis Bourgeois
1940s
A turn to sculpture under the influence of the Surrealists
In the 1940s Bourgeois concentrated on sculpture, and she was strongly influenced by the influx of European Surrealist artists who emigrated to the United States after the Second World War. At first her sculptures consisted of groups of abstract, organic forms, often carved from wood.
