LOUISE BOURGEOIS: COMPLETE BOOKS & PRINTS

Themes:

Architecture, Objects

Techniques:

Drypoint

Description:

Drypoint, with red ink additions

Support:

Smooth, wove paper

Dimensions:

plate: 17 7/8 x 10 15/16" (45.4 x 27.8 cm); sheet: 20 7/8 x 11" (53 x 28 cm)

Signature:

"LB" lower right margin, red ink.

Publisher:

unpublished

Printer:

Harlan & Weaver, New York

Edition:

3 known variant impressions of the only state, on paper, outside the editions on paper and on fabric

Impression:

Not numbered

Edition Information:

The third known variant impression outside the two editions is not illustrated due to its similarity to the other impression outside the editions, which is included in the Evolving Composition Diagram below.

Background:

This composition and the composition of the same title included in Related Works in the Catalogue below are both based on the glass panes in the sliding door between Bourgeois’s kitchen and parlor. A photo that shows the door is included in the Related Works in Other Mediums below.

Curatorial Remarks:

This composition is inverted in both editions.

MoMA Credit Line:

Gift of the artist

MoMA Accession Number:

1058.2008

© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY