French/American, 1911–2010
Louise Bourgeois
858results on record
88%sell-through
$18,375median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$32,804,500record in our coverage
Drawn from 858 recorded results (792 sold · 66 passed) across 21 auction houses, 1998–2026. 9 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| prints | 171 | 95% | $5,219 |
| sculpture | 56 | 82% | $410,878 |
| works on paper | 36 | 100% | $36,347 |
| ceramics & design | 34 | 90% | $95,714 |
| other | 20 | 89% | $22,680 |
| photography | 3 | 100% | $2,188 |
Medium is recorded for 320 of 858 results (37%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Louise Bourgeois Andy Warhol
| Metric | Louise Bourgeois | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $18,375 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $32,804,500 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 858 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholDamien HirstRoy LichtensteinDavid Hockney
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
83/ 100
- Sell-through88%
- Meets estimate68%
- Market depth858 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 325 | 91% | $72,000 | 0.91× |
| Christie's | 216 | 96% | $16,380 | — |
| Phillips | 163 | 90% | $9,375 | — |
| Bonhams | 72 | 79% | $5,100 | 0.82× |
| Heritage Auctions | 20 | 95% | $4,000 | — |
| Rago | 20 | 80% | $3,826 | — |
| Wright | 13 | 85% | $920 | — |
| Grisebach | 8 | — | $17,876 | — |
| Dorotheum | 13 | 62% | $2,538 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 5 | 100% | $4,375 | 1.17× |
| Ketterer Kunst | 5 | — | $12,278 | — |
| Lempertz | 4 | 100% | $58,455 | — |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 4 | 100% | $2,553 | 0.85× |
| Kruso Art | 3 | 100% | $2,037 | 0.75× |
| Artcurial | 2 | — | $92,740 | 0.83× |
| Doyle | 1 | 100% | $2,880 | — |
| Chiswick Auctions | 1 | 100% | $3,415 | — |
| SBI Art Auction | 1 | 100% | $1,227 | — |
| Koller | 1 | — | $22,902 | — |
| Art collect | 1 | — | $575 | 0.84× |
| Lamas Bolaño | 4 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 891 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 66 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2023·10 | The Worm | $369,314–$615,523 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·09 | Storm at Saint Honoré , 1994 | engraving and drypoint | $4,000–$6,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·09 | Progression (MoMA 549.2) | $2,000–$3,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·07 | Untitled | ink, watercolour and chalk on paper | $12,696–$19,045 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·06 | Nature Study | gold porcelain | $1,012,543–$1,518,815 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·06 | Henry Street Settlement | $764,112–$1,018,816 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·06 | Untitled | $65,538–$87,384 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·06 | Give or Take III | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·06 | Ode a Ma Mere, 1995 | $21,366–$32,049 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·06 | Red Room (parents), detail | $700–$900 | Rago | |||
| 2023·06 | Art is the Guaranty of Sanity (from the What is the Shape of This Problem portfolio) | $6,000–$8,000 | Rago | |||
| 2023·05 | Father and Son | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Untitled | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Listening One | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Spider | $30,000,000–$40,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Untitled | painted bronze and stainless steel | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·05 | Nature Study | pink marble | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·05 | Spring | bronze, painted white | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·05 | La nausée, from La réparation | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·04 | I Pick on Everyone, Dead or Alive; and Art is a Guaranty of Sanity, from What is the Shape of this Problem? | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·04 | Crochet V | Mixografia on handmade paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·04 | Les Fleurs (MoMA 698) | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·04 | Toi et moi (MoMA 151) | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·04 | Femme Maison (see MoMA 548.2) | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·04 | Hang On!! | $124,480–$186,719 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·04 | Crochet III, from Crochet I-V (MoMA 592) | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·03 | Untitled | $30,161–$42,226 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·03 | Red Room (Parents) Pillowcase | $700–$900 | Rago | |||
| 2023·03 | "Ex Libris", bookplate from the illustrated book, Recueil des Secrets de Louyse Bourgeois, deluxe edition | $975–$1,463 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·03 | The puritan, 1990. Tirage à 70 [63] exemplaires. 8 gravures originales. | $7,479–$10,684 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·02 | Needle Woman | painted bronze | $1,089,737–$1,574,064 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·01 | I Do (MoMA 226) | $3,715–$6,192 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·11 | One plate, from Homely Girl, A Life | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | The Guilty Girl Is Fragile, 2010 | $2,065–$3,098 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | The Rectory | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | Ode à l'Oubli | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | In And Out | $180,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | Observer | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | Untitled 1997 | $100,000–$150,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | Give or Take (How do you feel this morning?) | $18,000–$22,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | La nausée, from La réparation | $6,500–$8,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·10 | Crochet V | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·10 | He Disappeared into Complete Silence | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·10 | Anatomy | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·10 | Listening One | $1,454,926–$2,014,512 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·10 | Homely Girl, A Life, Volume I and II | $3,000–$5,000 | Rago | |||
| 2022·10 | Choker | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·09 | Untitled | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·08 | The Guilty Girl is Fragile | $2,500–$4,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·08 | Untitled, from Anatomy portfolio | $3,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·07 | Give or Take (How do you feel this morning?) 1990 | $18,000–$22,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·06 | Couple | $544,646–$665,678 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·06 | Janus in Leather Jacket | bronze | $342,453–$428,066 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·05 | Untitled | $60,000–$80,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·05 | Femme | $150,000–$200,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·05 | The Small Hours (diptych), from What is the Shape of this Problem? Series | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·05 | Crochet IV, from the Crochet series | $6,000–$8,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·05 | Couples | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·05 | The Guilty Girl is Fragile | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·05 | Pregnant Caryatid | $4,500–$6,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·05 | The Hour is devoted to revenge (diptych), from What is the Shape of this Problem? Series | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | Spider IV 蜘蛛 IV | $15,292,432–$19,115,540 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·04 | Jitterbug (MoMA 3) | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·04 | Bed (MoMA 480.2) | $2,500–$3,500 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·04 | The View from the Bottom of the Well (MoMA 568-576) | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·04 | Ode à la Bièvre (Ode to the Bièvre) (MoMA 380b-403b) | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·04 | Le Père et les 3 Fils (MoMA 518.2) | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·04 | Hamlet and Ophelia (MoMA 697/VI) | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·04 | What is the Shape of This Problem (MoMA 658-667) | $30,000–$40,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·04 | Homely Girl, A Life (MoMA 926-935) | $15,000–$25,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·04 | Homely Girl, A Life | 10 etchings in drypoint on Somerset soft white paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·03 | Crochet I-V (MoMA 590 - 594) | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·03 | Topiary | $300,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·03 | I Do (MoMA 226) | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·03 | The Bad Mother (MoMA 978) | $1,000–$2,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·03 | Untitled | $160,574–$240,861 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·02 | The Death of the Dog/Acid Rain | Monoprint on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·12 | Untitled | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·12 | Black Torso - 1968-69 | Marbre noir de Belgique | $135,588–$203,382 | Artcurial | ||
| 2021·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2021·11 | Mosquito 1999 | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | Eye | $200,000–$300,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·11 | The Ainu Tree | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | Reply to Stanley Hayter | $3,500–$5,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | Le Père et Les 3 Fils II | $4,500–$6,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | Crochet I-V (MoMA 590 - 594) | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Sainte Sébastienne (MoMA 504.2) | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Untitled | $41,255–$68,758 | Christie's | |||
| 2021·10 | Clutching | $247,530–$343,791 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Untitled | fabric, stainless steel, glass and wood | $687,583–$962,616 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·10 | Reparation (for Parkett 27) | $1,800–$2,400 | Rago | |||
| 2021·09 | No! | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·09 | The Smile , 2001 | lithograph on fabric | $2,000–$4,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2021·09 | Untitled, no. 3 of 12 (Attempt at Meeting ; Hair) (from Anatomy) | etching | $2,000–$4,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2021·09 | Reply to Stanley Hayter | $2,728–$4,092 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·08 | Henriette | $2,500–$4,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·07 | Untitled | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·07 | Untitled | $28,411–$35,514 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·06 | Ode à ma mère. Éditions du Solstice, 1995. Ex. signé et numéroté, 9 pointes-sèches monogrammées | $17,925–$23,900 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·06 | Labyrinthine Tower | $550,000–$750,000 | Phillips | |||
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