In 1932, Louise Bourgeois was 20 years old. She worked in her parents' tapestries workshop in Antony. That year, the death of her mother Josephine, a professional weaver, destroyed the girl. Louise Bourgeois would never stop returning to this maternal figure in her art.
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In 1932, Louise Bourgeois was 20 years old. She worked in her parents' tapestries workshop in Antony. That year, the death of her mother Josephine, a professional weaver, destroyed the girl. Louise Bourgeois would never stop returning to this maternal figure in her art.