
I Kept Thinking of You
Tracey Emin's 'I Kept Thinking of You' is a polymer-gravure etching on Somerset paper that reflects the artist's intimate and emotionally charged approach to printmaking. The work exemplifies Emin's exploration of personal memory and human connection through the medium of etching.
- Medium
- Polymer-gravure etching, on Somerset paper, with full margins.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
June 5, 2025
Lot 129
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Louise Bourgeois
French-American · b. 1911

Bourgeois created deeply personal and emotionally raw etchings and prints that explore memory, longing, and psychological intimacy in a similarly confessional manner to Emin. Her figurative printmaking shares the same monochromatic vulnerability and introspective quality seen in this piece.

Käthe Kollwitz
German · b. 1867

Kollwitz was a master of expressive figurative etching, producing deeply melancholic and emotionally charged monochrome prints that channel personal grief and human connection with extraordinary directness. Her intimate portrait etchings on paper share the raw emotional weight and figurative sensitivity of this work.

Marlene Dumas
South African · b. 1953

Dumas consistently produces figurative works rooted in personal memory, desire, and melancholy, often using a reduced monochromatic palette to amplify emotional intensity in portraits. Her exploration of intimate human psychology and vulnerability closely mirrors the emotional and figurative qualities present in this Emin etching.
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