Untitled

Untitled

Louise Bourgeois

1974

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This piece is all lines—thin, wavy, and packed together like a tight net. The lines run mostly vertical, with some crossing over in a messy rhythm. The whole thing is in shades of gray, no clear shapes or colors, just texture. The lines aren’t drawn smoothly. Some are shaky, others overlap, creating patches where the paper shows through. It feels like it was made by hand, not a machine. If you like this kind of close-up line work, look up engraving next.

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