Cat. No. 917/II, variant 4
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- State/Variant:
- State II of II, variant
- Date:
- 1999
- Descriptive Title:
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Staring Face with Red Hand
- Themes:
- Body Parts, Faces & Portraits
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint, with selective wiping and red ink additions
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 11 13/16 × 8 15/16" (30 × 22.7 cm); sheet: 15 3/8 x 11 1/8" (39 x 28.2 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right margin, red ink.
- Inscription:
- "HC" lower left margin, red ink, artist's hand.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 11 known impressions of state II
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- The "HC" inscription, in the artist's hand, does not indicate a conventional H.C. impression, as this composition was not issued as a published edition at any state.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state I, in drypoint: hatching added between double contours. Irises filled in.
- Background:
- On October 5th, 1999, the artist was visited by the David Rockefeller, Jr. and Richard Lanier. They visited to discuss the Praemium Imperiale Award from the Japan Art Association. Since 1989, the 5 prizes per year have been awarded in the categories of painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and film/theater. Bourgeois was the recipient in the sculpture category in 1999.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 986.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
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