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Louise Bourgeois — Woman
Louise Bourgeois

Woman

Louise Bourgeois's *Woman* is a haunting and visceral work that combines the precision of aquatint printmaking with the raw, gestural quality of hand-applied red watercolor, creating a tension between the controlled and the expressive. The female form is rendered with Bourgeois's characteristic psychological intensity, evoking themes of the body, vulnerability, and feminine identity that defined her practice. The use of luxurious Twinrocker handmade paper grounds the work in a sense of craft and materiality, while the addition of vivid red pigment feels deeply personal, almost wound-like in its intimacy.

Medium
Aquatint with red watercolor additions, on Twinrocker handmade paper, with full margins.

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October 17, 2017

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Louise Bourgeois, Woman

Louise Bourgeois's *Woman* is a haunting and visceral work that combines the precision of aquatint printmaking with the raw, gestural quality of hand-applied red watercolor, creating a tension between the controlled and the expressive. The female form is rendered with Bourgeois's characteristic psychological intensity, evoking themes of the body, vulnerability, and feminine identity that defined her practice. The use of luxurious Twinrocker handmade paper grounds the work in a sense of craft and materiality, while the addition of vivid red pigment feels deeply personal, almost wound-like in its intimacy.

Medium
Aquatint with red watercolor additions, on Twinrocker handmade paper, with full margins.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, 20th Century, Red and White, Intimate And Raw, Red And Neutral Tones, Intimate And Psychological, Female Form, Printmaking, Intimate Mood, Figurative Art, Female Artist, Renowned Modern Artist, French American Artist, Aquatint

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Alex Capecelatro