black bed in a room with a red floor, blue walls and small window in URC; long wavy abstracted forms over bed with abstracted lips at edge of bed

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Le lit, gros édredon (with lips), 1997

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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
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black bed in a room with a red floor, blue walls and small window in URC; long wavy abstracted forms over bed with abstracted lips at edge of bed

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