Louise Bourgeois's The Reticent Child (Ex Libris) is a limited edition print created in 2005 as part of her late graphic practice. Produced as an offset print with embossing, the image presents an intimate depiction of pregnancy and childbirth, rendered with Bourgeois's characteristically fragile line and muted washes of color.

Although executed as an offset print, Bourgeois deliberately had the sheet embossed so it would behave visually and tactilely like an intaglio print. This playful decision blurs the boundary between reproductive and traditional printmaking techniques, giving the work the physical presence of an etching. The image reflects her sustained exploration of motherhood, bodily experience, and psychological memory, condensing deeply personal themes into a small, emotionally charged format.

Printed by Martin Kätelhön, Cologne, and published by Salon Verlag in 2005 in a limited edition of 300, The Reticent Child (Ex Libris) is hand-signed and numbered by the artist and catalogued in the MoMA catalogue raisonné, exemplifying how Bourgeois used limited edition prints as an intimate extension of her sculptural and drawing practice.