Cat. No. 357, variant 2
Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée
- State/Variant:
- Only state, variant
- Date:
- 2002
- Descriptive Title:
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English translation: "The Word Pity Calmed Me"
- Themes:
- Fabric Works, Words
- Techniques:
- Lithography
- Description:
- Lithograph, with red thread additions
- Support:
- Fabric
- Dimensions:
- sheet: 13 1/4 x 10 1/2" (33.7 x 26.7 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower sheet, stitched in red thread.
- Publisher:
- Lison Editions, New York (Louise Bourgeois)
- Printer:
- SOLO Impression, New York
- Edition:
- 3 known variant impressions of the only state
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- There are variations in the fabrics used in the 3 known impressions of this composition, as is commonly found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces. Discoloration is visible in this impression. One example with a plain fabric sheet has not been reproduced, due to its similarity to the example seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram.
- Background:
- The text in this composition comes from Bourgeois's voluminous writings—in her diaries, on loose sheets, or on the verso of drawings. The specific source and date of this text are not known.
During the early 2000s, Bourgeois worked with SOLO Impression on the editioned version of "Ode à l'oubli," a book of fabric collages and two lithographed text pages. The phrases on those text pages came from her writings. Inspired by that collaboration, Bourgeois created several individual printed fabric works with lithographed texts. - Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscribed on the recto of a related drawing, "The Mot pitié m'a apaisée," 2002, red ink and pencil on paper: "Je ne lis pas, j'ecris dans mon lit, / Peut etre devrai je avoir peur mais j'ai pas peur / tort arrive a qui sait attendre son / patient [?], ne desespere pas. / flageolet flageoler / You are my sunshine / my little sunshine you shine away when the / skies are grey— / please don't take take my sunshine away—"
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The accent above the letter E in the word "pitié" is an addition in red thread. It is not printed in lithography.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of The Easton Foundation
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 567.2016
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée
2002
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Only state, variant
2002
2002
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Only state, variant
2002
2002
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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