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1. Those big spider sculptures by Louise Bourgeois you see

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Sat Aug 6, 2022, 04:53 PM

Aug 2022

outside some museums around the world are the most expensive works of art that have ever been sold by a female. In Ottawa the National Gallery bought one for $3.2 million for one of the bronzes. Don't know how much the stainless steel one went for.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maman_(sculpture)

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Women Underrepresented in World of Art [View all] niyad Aug 2022 OP

Those big spider sculptures by Louise Bourgeois you see applegrove Aug 2022 #1

Thank you for sharing this fascinating information. niyad Aug 2022 #2

I thought it was something that hers was the most expensive female created applegrove Aug 2022 #3