“Couple IV” is a sculpture created by artist Louise Bourgeois in 1997 in the United States. This work belongs to the Confessional Art movement and exemplifies the genre of sculpture.
The artwork features a pair of entwined, black, abstracted human figures enclosed within a glass display case perched atop a wooden table. The figures rest intimately against one another, formed in purely organic shapes that lack distinct facial features or detailed anatomical elements. One figure bears a notable detail: a prosthetic leg, its realism starkly contrasting with the minimalistic, soft forms of the bodies it supports. The use of the glass case and the wooden table contributes an element of exhibition or display, creating a context that both reveals and contains the private, introspective nature of the work.
