He Disappeared into Complete Silence

Louise Bourgeois American

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The poet Marius Bewley described He Disappeared into Complete Silence as "tiny tragedies of human frustration." These nine dynamic and visually striking prints, as well as nine parables authored by Bourgeois, act as a psychological portrait, reflecting her life as an artist, immigrant, mother, wife, and daughter in New York City. Included are a range of references to the architecture of New York City, her family, notions of domesticity, and language and its failures. Governing the prints and parables are her own feelings and sensations, in particular, loneliness and isolation, inspiring Bourgeois to refer to He Disappeared into Complete Silence as "a drama of the self."

He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover

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He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois (American, Paris 1911–2010 New York), Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover

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