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Le lit, gros édredon (with lips), 1997
Color drypoint, aquatint, engraving, etching, and soft-ground etchingexpand_more
The Edith and Norman Garmezy Prints and Drawings Acquisition Fundexpand_more 2007.70
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Louise Bourgeois ranks among the most influential and innovative artists of the twentieth century. Renowned for her sculpture, she has also been active as a printmaker for much of her career, producing over 100 prints since 1973. This whimsical depiction of a couple lying close together in a large feather bed typifies her best work as a printmaker, in which she mines themes and motifs from her own childhood experiences and memories. Here, the bodies of the embracing figures press down on the soft feather bed, forming a large pair of lips at the side of the bed, perhaps serving as a metaphor for contentment and physical intimacy.
Details
- Title
- Le lit, gros édredon (with lips)
- Artist Life
- American (born France),1911-2010
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2007.70
- Provenance
- (Gottheiner Contemporary Art, St. Louis, Mo.); sold to MIA, 2007.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- MoMA 480.3/XI
- Curator Approved
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