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Untitled, by Louise Bourgeois, 1969

Untitled

Louise Bourgeois

1969

paper

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Untitled is a 1969 by Louise Bourgeois, depicting Writing, held at Museum of Modern Art.

Who painted this?
Louise Bourgeois
When & what style?
1969
Where can I see it?
Museum of Modern Art

About this work

You see a small sheet of paper covered in tiny, repeated rubber-stamp marks—like someone pressed the same shape over and over in neat rows. Bourgeois made this in 1969, when she was playing with words and patterns. The stamps spell out fragments of text, but the ink is smudged just enough that the words feel more like texture than meaning. It’s quiet, almost like a private note. If you like how she turns simple marks into something personal, look up more works by Louise Bourgeois.

About the artist

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Artist

Louise Bourgeois

Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (French: ; 25 December 1911 – 31 May 2010) was a French-American artist.

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