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Cat. No. 234.2/III, variant

Femme

State/Variant:
Version 2 of 2, state III of III, variant
Date:
2008
Alternate Title:
Eugénie Grandet
Descriptive Title:
English translation: "Woman"
Themes:
Body Parts, Fabric Works, Figures
Techniques:
Aquatint, Drypoint
Description:
Aquatint and drypoint
Support:
Fabric, collaged on hand towel
Dimensions:
plate: 6 x 4" (15.2 x 10.2 cm); overall: 18 x 9 1/2" (45.7 x 24.1 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, stitched in red thread.
Publisher:
unpublished
Printer:
Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:
2 known impressions of version 2, state III, outside the edition on fabric
Impression:
Not numbered
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from version 1, in drypoint: composition transferred to a new plate; leg shortened beneath knee; stomach more prominently rounded; hair further delineated.
Changes from version 1, in aquatint: hair further delineated; outlines reinforced overall.
Changes from version 2, state II, by burnishing: front of leg, back of leg below the knee, and lower belly, all in aquatint, removed.
Changes from version 2, state II, in drypoint: front of leg, back of leg below the knee, and lower belly, reconfigured; eye enlarged.
Background:
The Alternate Title "Eugénie Grandet" is derived from a novel by Honoré de Balzac, the plot of which involved the domination of a father over his daughter. Bourgeois identified with the situation. Inspired by an exhibition project for the Maison de Balzac in Paris, Bourgeois created a series of works based on the character Eugénie Grandet. The exhibition “Moi, Eugénie Grandet” took place 11/2/10-2/7/11 and included an accompanying catalogue with an essay by Jean Frémon.

Femme; Eugénie Grandet
2007-2008

First Version

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Femme. 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Femme
Version 1 of 2, only state
2007

Second Version

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Eugénie Grandet. 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Eugénie Grandet
Version 2 of 2, state I of III
2007
Louise Bourgeois. Eugénie Grandet. 2008
Eugénie Grandet
Version 2 of 2, state II of III
2008
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Femme. 2008
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Femme
Version 2 of 2, state III of III, variant
2008
Published Louise Bourgeois. Eugénie Grandet. 2008
Eugénie Grandet
Version 2 of 2, state III of III
2008
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Eugénie Grandet. 2008
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Eugénie Grandet
Version 2 of 2, state III of III
2008
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Eugénie Grandet. 2008
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Eugénie Grandet
Version 2 of 2, state III of III
2008