, 2008. Fibreglass stone and airplane. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 2011. Photo © Roman März](/images/content/menuSeeGallery.png)
Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe (Detail), 1770
oil on canvas
152.6 x 214.5 cm
Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921 (Gift of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, England, 1918)
National Gallery of Canada (no. 8007)
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Maman, 1999, cast 2003
Louise Bourgeois
French, American, 1911
- 2010
bronze, stainless steel, and marble
927 x 891 x 1024 cm
Purchased 2004
National Gallery of Canada (no. 41429)
© Louise Bourgeois
The extraordinary career of Louise Bourgeois has spanned close to eight decades and been associated with many major movements of the twentieth century, including Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, and Feminism. Bourgeois' singular, and often autobiographical artistic vision transcends the personal to portray archetypal themes relating to the human condition. Inspired by the artist's own mother, a tapestry restorer, "Maman", the giant egg-carrying spider, is a nurturing and protective symbol of fertility and motherhood, shelter and the home. With its monumental and terrifying scale, however, "Maman" also betrays this maternal trust to incite a mixture of fear and curiosity.
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Video of the installation of Maman at the exhibition "The Body Transformed", June 2003 (0 min 25 sec)
360o of Maman at the "Cité de l'Énergie" at the exhibition "The Body Transformed" , June 2003 (0 min 25 sec)
Video of the installation of Maman on the plaza of the National Gallery of Canada (4 min 19 sec)
The View from the Bottom of the Well
Saint Sébastienne
Portrait of C.Y.
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