As a sculptor who often worked with metal, Bontecou found etching—which requires scratching into copperplates—an appealing medium. The linear quality of etching mirrors the wire armatures of her sculptures, and the broad granular areas of aquatint echo the textured fabrics she stretched around these wire forms.
Gallery label from Artistic Collaborations: 50 Years at Universal Limited Art Editions, January 17–May 21, 2007.