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LOUISE BOURGEOIS: COMPLETE BOOKS & PRINTS

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Cat. No. 751

Henriette

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2003
Themes:
Body Parts, Motherhood & Family
Techniques:
Drypoint
Description:
Drypoint, with red ink and white correction fluid additions
Support:
Paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 16 1/8 x 12 1/4" (41 x 31.1 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, red ink
Publisher:
unpublished
Printer:
Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:
1 known impression of the only state
Impression:
Not numbered
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition.
Background:
Bourgeois had two siblings: Henriette, her older sister, and Pierre, her younger brother. Henriette suffered from a stiff and swelling leg.

The source drawing for this composition is from the series "Il Était Réticent, mais Je l'ai Révélé," seen in full in Related Works in Other Mediums below.
Curatorial Remarks:
The paper type and plate dimensions could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The sheet dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.

Henriette
2003

Source
2003

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 53 (recto) of 82, from the series, Il Était Réticent, mais Je l'ai Révélé. 2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 53 (recto) of 82, from the...
Watercolor, ink, pencil, and correction fluid on paper
2003

States

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Henriette. 2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Only state
2003