Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (1911-210) was a French-American artist and sculptor. Known for his sculptures of spiders, which earned him the nickname "Spider Woman" he is one of the most important artists of contemporary art. Confessional recognized as founder of Art, his works are classified as suggestive of the human figure, expressing themes such as betrayal, anxiety and loneliness. His work was purely autobiographical and was inspired by his childhood trauma caused by the discovery of the affair between his father and his nanny.
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