Photo of collection object Louis Bourgoignie d'écriture (Louis Bourgoignie on writing) — Broodthaers, Marcel. Louis Bourgoignie d'écriture (Louis Bourgoignie on writing), 1954. Poetry book. Pen, ten pages with plastic cover, page (each): 8 1/4 x 6 1/2" (21 x 16.5 cm); overall (closed): 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 1/16" (21 x 16.5 x 0.2 cm). Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, 646.2011. (Photo: MoMA)

MoMA

Louis Bourgoignie d'écriture (Louis Bourgoignie on writing)

1954

Marcel Broodthaers

Belgian, 1924–1976

Drawings & Prints

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Broodthaers, Marcel
Classification: Illustrated Book
Formatted Medium: Poetry book. Pen, ten pages with plastic cover
Medium: poetry, book, pen, pages, plastic, cover
Dimensions: page (each): 8 1/4 x 6 1/2" (21 x 16.5 cm); overall (closed): 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 1/16" (21 x 16.5 x 0.2 cm)
Departments: Drawings & Prints
Accession Number: 646.2011
Credit Line: Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley

Have a concern, a correction, or something to add?

Similar Artworks

MoMA

Photo of collection object Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard (A throw of the dice will never abolish chance)

Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard (A throw of the dice will never abolish chance)

Marcel Broodthaers

1969

MoMA

Photo of collection object Un jardin d'hiver (A winter garden)

Un jardin d'hiver (A winter garden)

Marcel Broodthaers

1974

MoMA

Photo of collection object Vingt ans après (Twenty years after), vol. 2

Vingt ans après (Twenty years after), vol. 2

Marcel Broodthaers

1969

MoMA

Photo of collection object A Voyage on the North Sea

A Voyage on the North Sea

Marcel Broodthaers

1973–74

MoMA

Photo of collection object Mon livre d'ogre (My ogre book)

Mon livre d'ogre (My ogre book)

Marcel Broodthaers

1957

MoMA

Photo of collection object Minuit (Midnight)

Minuit (Midnight)

Marcel Broodthaers

1960

MoMA

Photo of collection object La Bête noire (The black beast)

La Bête noire (The black beast)

Marcel Broodthaers

1961

MoMA

Photo of collection object Pense-Bête (Memory aid)

Pense-Bête (Memory aid)

Marcel Broodthaers

1964

MoMA

Photo of collection object Vingt ans après (Twenty years after), vol. 1

Vingt ans après (Twenty years after), vol. 1

Marcel Broodthaers

1969

MoMA

Photo of collection object Museum of Modern Art For Sale - By Reason of Bankruptcy (Musée d'Art Moderne à vendre - Pour cause de faillite)

Museum of Modern Art For Sale - By Reason of Bankruptcy (Musée d'Art Moderne à vendre - Pour cause de faillite)

Marcel Broodthaers

1970–71

MoMA

Photo of collection object Charles Baudelaire: Je hais le mouvement qui déplace les lignes (Charles Baudelaire: I hate the movement that displaces lines)

Charles Baudelaire: Je hais le mouvement qui déplace les lignes (Charles Baudelaire: I hate the movement that displaces lines)

Marcel Broodthaers

1973

MoMA

Photo of collection object La Conquête de l'espace, Atlas à l'usage des artistes et des militaires (The conquest of space, Atlas for the use of artists and the military)

La Conquête de l'espace, Atlas à l'usage des artistes et des militaires (The conquest of space, Atlas for the use of artists and the military)

Marcel Broodthaers

1975

Open source Elasticsearch & Next.js museum search.

Let's Stay Connected