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The Bad Mother by Louise Bourgeois — VisualArtsDB

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The Bad Mother

Louise Bourgeois

2004

Medium: Drypoint, with hand additions
Dimensions: plate: 11 7/8 x 9 15/16" (30.1 x 25.3 cm); sheet: 19 15/16 x 16 1/4" (50.7 x 41.2 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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