Lot 294 · First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art
Give or Take (How Do You Feel This Morning)
Louise Bourgeois · bronze
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art, New York · 22 June 1999
- Dimensions
- 4½ x 9 x 5 in. (11.4 x 22.9 x 12.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4847809
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Louise Bourgeois, Give or Take (How Do You Feel This Morning). Christie's, 22 Jun 1999, lot 294. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4847809.
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Louise Bourgeois, Give or Take (How Do You Feel This Morning). Christie's, 22 Jun 1999, lot 294. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4847809.
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|---|---|---|---|
| On the banks of the River Niger Sur les bords du fleuve Niger | Andr Maire (1898-1985) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Four designs for stamps of the Belgian Congo Quatre projets de timbre… | Gustave Francken (20th century) | $800–$1,200 | |
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| Washerwomen in Johannesburg Blanchisseuses Johannesburg | Waalko Jans Dingemans (1912-1991) | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Bassari dance in honour of the ancestors, Negare, Guinea Danse bassar… | Jacques de Saint Seine (1897-1972) | $1,500–$2,000 | |
| The Tshuapa river, in the Upper Equateur Le Tshuapa, dans le Haut Equateur | Andr Mahieu (20th century) | $800–$1,200 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Bourgeois | Untitled | $20,913 | Phillips, Dec 2024 | |
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| Louise Bourgeois | Metamorfosis (MoMA 490b-496b) | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | Ode a Ma Mere, 1995 | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | Give or Take (How Do You Feel This Morning?) | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 |
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