Cat. No. 917/II, variant 2
Untitled
- State/Variant:
- State II of II, variant
- Date:
- 1999
- Descriptive Title:
-
Staring Face with Red Hand
- Themes:
- Body Parts, Faces & Portraits
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint, with selective wiping, chine collé, and gray thread additions
- Support:
- Smooth, wove Hahnemühle paper with thin chine collé
- Dimensions:
- plate: 11 13/16 × 8 15/16" (30 × 22.7 cm); sheet: 15 3/8 x 11 1/4" (39 x 28.5 cm) (dimensions reflect full plate size; this is a partial print)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- The artist
- Edition:
- 11 known impressions of state II
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state I, in drypoint: hatching added between double contours. Irises filled in.
- Background:
- On October 5th, 1999, the artist was visited by the David Rockefeller, Jr. and Richard Lanier. They visited to discuss the Praemium Imperiale Award from the Japan Art Association. Since 1989, the 5 prizes per year have been awarded in the categories of painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and film/theater. Bourgeois was the recipient in the sculpture category in 1999.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 983.2008
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