Lithograph, Two Nudes Reclining, Signed and Numbered 17/24 by Alain Bonnefoit

Two women at rest, drawn with almost nothing.

This lithograph of two nudes reclining is by Alain Bonnefoit (French, born 1937), ca. 1968, signed and numbered 17/24. Lithography let an artist draw directly on the printing surface and issue a small edition without losing the hand, which suited an artist working in line. The two figures lie together, one propped upright and the other lying back with her eyes closed. Thin, unbroken contours in gold-brown describe the bodies, and broad washes of the same color fall behind them. It is matted within a dark gilt frame. Thirty inches wide and 22.25 high.

A few lines, and nothing more is needed.