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Extreme Tension by Louise Bourgeois — VisualArtsDB

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Extreme Tension

Louise Bourgeois

2006

Medium: Etching, with hand additions
Dimensions: plate: 59 3/4 x 14 3/8" (151.8 x 36.5 cm); sheet: 61 7/16 x 14 15/16" (156 x 38 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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