Ode
À Ma Mère
Louise Bourgeois Ode À Ma Mère For sale
Ode À Ma Mère Value (5 Years)
Sales data across the Ode À Ma Mère series by Louise Bourgeois varies by print. While standout works have sold at auction for up to £38398, other editions in the series remain rare to market or have yet to appear publicly for sale. Of those tracked, average selling prices have ranged from £2648 to £6356, with an annual growth rate of -25.81% across available data. Collectors should note the discrepancy in performance between more visible and lesser-seen editions when considering value potential in this series.
Ode À Ma Mère Market value
Auction Results
| Artwork | Auction Date | Auction House | Return to Seller | Hammer Price | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Plate 7, Ode À Ma Mère Louise Bourgeois Signed Print | 26 Jun 2024 | Germann Auctions | £5,525 | £6,500 | £8,000 |
 Plate 4, Ode À Ma Mère Louise Bourgeois Signed Print | 26 Jun 2024 | Germann Auctions | £2,550 | £3,000 | £3,750 |
 Plate 5, Ode À Ma Mère Louise Bourgeois Signed Print | 26 Jun 2024 | Germann Auctions | £2,423 | £2,850 | £3,550 |
 Plate 9, Ode À Ma Mère Louise Bourgeois Signed Print | 26 Jun 2024 | Germann Auctions | £2,253 | £2,650 | £3,300 |
 Plate 6, Ode À Ma Mère Louise Bourgeois Signed Print | 26 Jun 2024 | Germann Auctions | £2,423 | £2,850 | £3,550 |
 Ode À Ma Mère (complete set) Louise Bourgeois Signed Print | 6 Jun 2023 | Bonhams New Bond Street | £11,900 | £14,000 | £18,000 |
 Plate 1, Ode À Ma Mère Louise Bourgeois Signed Print | 21 Oct 2020 | Christie's New York | £3,018 | £3,550 | £4,750 |
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Meaning & Analysis
Released in 1995, Ode À Ma Mère is a series of nine drypoint etchings by Louise Bourgeois that pays tribute to her mother, a central figure in her life and artistic narrative. Bourgeois, who developed an early passion for prints and book illustrations, turned to printmaking in the late 1930s after relocating from Paris to New York. Throughout her career, she used art as a means of navigating personal themes such as loneliness, anxiety, and psychological tension.
In the Ode À Ma Mère series, Bourgeois introduces the spider as a maternal symbol - an embodiment of her mother’s strength, intelligence, and protectiveness. She described her mother as “deliberate, clever, patient, soothing, reasonable, dainty, subtle, indispensable, neat,” and, like a spider, able to defend herself with quiet resilience. The spider, a recurring motif in Bourgeois’ work, represents not only maternal care but also the complex interplay of nurture and independence. Through this print series, Bourgeois transforms deeply personal emotions into evocative visual narratives, continuing her lifelong exploration of memory, gender, and psychological depth.
