Louise Bourgeois. À l'Infini (set 1). 2008

Louise Bourgeois À l'Infini (set 1) 2008

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Each sheet in this set began with a partially printed fragment. This fragment shows twisting, vein-like forms. Bourgeois then worked on her compositions horizontally, sometimes also turning the sheets upside down. She thoroughly re-envisioned them with additions in gouache, watercolor, and pencil. The printed fragments, although sometimes hardly visible, remain discernable as a rhythm across the set as a whole.

Gallery label from Louise Bourgeois: An Unfolding Portrait, Sept. 24, 2017-Jan. 28, 2018.
Medium
Installation set of 14 etchings, all with hand additions
Dimensions
plate (in 2 horizontal parts) (each): 35 11/16 × 59 7/8" (90.7 × 152.1 cm); sheet (each): 40 × 60" (101.6 × 152.4 cm)
Publisher
Osiris, New York
Printer
Wingate Studio, Hinsdale, NH
Edition
2 installation sets Set 1: 14 sheets Set 2: 16 sheets
Impression
Set 1 Inscription varies from sheet to sheet. See individual records.
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by Agnes Gund, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, and Katherine Farley and Jerry Speyer, and Richard S. Zeisler Bequest (by exchange)
Object number
590.2010.1-14
Copyright
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Type
Series
Department
Drawings and Prints

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