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LOUISE BOURGEOIS (1911-2010)
Henriette
lithograph and digital print in colors with paper, foamcore, metal and string additions, on Arches paper, 1998, initialed in pencil, numbered 21/50 (there were also 29 artist's proofs), co-printed at SOLO Impression and WOW Digital Imaging, New York, published by SOLO Impression, New York, with their blindstamp, with full margins, in generally very good condition, framed
Image: 41 x 2838 in. (1041 x 720 mm.)
Sheet: 4612 x 3112 in. (1181 x 800 mm.)
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"Henriette, Bourgeois's older sister, suffered from a stiff and swelling leg. The sister required therapy, but did not actually have a prosthetic limb as seen here. [...] During the 1930s, Bourgeois worked at the Louvre. On her way, she often passed a prosthetics shop, and in the museum she saw many WWI amputees who were employed as guards." (Deborah Wye, Louise Bourgeois: The Complete Prints & Books, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2018).

Judith remarks that the the wrench key at the top is mean to symbolize the potential unlocking of the screws at the knee joint.

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