Louise Bourgeois Hamlet and Ophelia Lithograph Signed Print Edition of 50

Artist: Louise BourgeoisTitle: Hamlet and OpheliaMedium: Lithograph in ColorsSize: 29.625" h x 42" WEdition: 21/50, printed by SOLO Impression, New York and published by Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York.Inscription: Signed, dated and numbered on front lower rightYear: 1997Documentation: Gallery certificate of authenticity "Hamlet and Ophelia" is a 1997 color lithograph by Louise Bourgeois that reflects the artist's continued exploration of emotional intensity, psychological dualities, and complex interpersonal dynamics. The work exemplifies Bourgeois' late-career printmaking, where she revisits enduring themes through refined and expressive means. Drawing on characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet, the composition alludes to themes of love, betrayal, madness, and loss—motifs that resonate deeply with Bourgeois' broader body of work. Rather than illustrating a literal scene, the image evokes the psychological undercurrents of the relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia, emphasizing mood