Femme Maison Series (Paintings)
Title of the Work
Femme Maison Series (Paintings)
Artist's full name
Louise Bourgeois
Date Created
1945-47
Form of artwork
Paintings
Material
Oil and Ink on Linen
Description
Playing on the French translation to the title as “woman house” or “house woman” this painting portrays a naked female figure with her head replaced by architectural form. Bourgeois uses color and line to draw attention to female specific form while showing the otherwise personally identifiable parts of the figure as domestic architecture. The figure shown as immobile and objectified while also maintaining a posture that suggests shamelessness in position.
Collection/Repository
Collection Louise Bourgeois Trust, New York.
Digital file name
Bourgeois_FemmeMaison_Series_1945-47
Information about rights
©2017 The Easton Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, NY
Contributor
Michael Terrell
Item Sets
Purdue University College of Liberal Arts