NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Cat. No. 293/II
The Cross-Eyed Woman III
- State/Variant:
- State II of III
- Date:
- 2004
- Themes:
- Fabric Works, Faces & Portraits
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Fabric
- Dimensions:
- plate: 9 5/16 x 6 11/16" (23.6 x 17 cm); sheet: 18 1/2 x 15 1/8" (47 x 38.4 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, stitched in red thread.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 2 known impressions of state II
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state III.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state I in drypoint: eyes and mouth further delineated; hair reinforced.
- Background:
- According to Bourgeois’s assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, the artist occasionally crossed her eyes to amuse her friends. Also, she admired the paintings of cross-eyed women by artist John Graham (1886-1961).
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The plate dimensions of this impression could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's collection and could not be examined in person. The plate dimensions given are from the impression of state I on paper in MoMA's collection. Dimensions of fabric works often vary slightly due to stretching.
This impression has light staining, as is commonly found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Cross-Eyed Woman III
2004
States
State I of III
2004
2004
State II of III
2004
2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State II of III
2004
2004
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State III of III
2004
2004
Published
State III of III
2004
2004
