Louise Bourgeois

The Son Is Father to the Man
2000

A minimalist line drawing of a profile of a human face centered on a square piece of paper, with the artist's signature and edition number on the bottom edge.
A minimalist line drawing of a profile of a human face centered on a square piece of paper, with the artist's signature and edition number on the bottom edge.

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Date
2000

Classification
Prints

Medium
Drypoint

Dimensions
Sheet: 15 1/8 × 12in. (38.4 × 30.5 cm) Plate: 7 × 5 13/16in. (17.8 × 14.8 cm)

Accession number
2003.151

Edition
23/25

Publication
Printed and published by Harlan & Weaver

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Louise Bourgeois, Carol Weaver, and Felix Harlan in honor of David W. Kiehl

Rights and reproductions
© The Easton Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

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Louise Bourgeois
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