Lot 194 · Post-War and Contemporary Art
Head
Louise Bourgeois · bronze with gold patina and glass eyes
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,808–$2,712
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art , London (South Kensington) · 20 October 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5883355
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 5 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Louise Bourgeois, Head. Christie's, 20 Oct 2004, lot 194. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5883355.
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Louise Bourgeois, Head. Christie's, 20 Oct 2004, lot 194. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5883355.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art · Oct 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian and Lucas | Alex Katz | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Eleanor Robertson, Edinburgh 1987 | Thomas Struth | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| VB 02 performance | Vanessa Beecroft | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Studies for sculpture | Alexander Calder | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Sun | Alexander Calder | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Composición | Roberto Matta | £1,500–£2,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Bourgeois | The Song of the Blacks and the Blues | $15,240 | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | |
| Louise Bourgeois | louise bourgeois | les fleurs (moma 698) | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | louise bourgeois | untitled | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | Self Portrait (MoMA 545.1) | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | louise bourgeois | femme | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | Ode a Ma Mere, 1995 | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | The Ainu Tree | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Louise Bourgeois | Sainte Sébastienne | Bonhams, Apr 2026 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.