Untitled
1945
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
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Louise Bourgeois
Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (French: ; 25 December 1911 – 31 May 2010) was a French-American artist.
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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1945 ink by Louise Bourgeois, depicting Hourglass, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see a tall, skinny etching of two spiky shapes that look like trees or roots. The lines are rough, almost scribbled, and the artist added smudges of gray by hand. Bourgeois made this in 1945, right after moving to New York. The shapes feel lonely, like they’re reaching for something. She called them "boxwoods," but they don’t look like real plants—more like feelings on paper. If you like how this feels, look up the technique: etching. It’s how artists scratch lines into metal plates to make prints.
Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (French: ; 25 December 1911 – 31 May 2010) was a French-American artist.
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