Cat. No. 582/II
Spiral Woman, plate 2 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
- State/Variant:
- State II of X
- Date:
- 2001
- Descriptive Title:
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English translation: "The Reparation"
- Themes:
- Body Parts, Figures, Spirals
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint, with red and black ink, pencil, and white gouache additions
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 11 7/16 x 8 15/16" (29 x 22.7 cm); sheet: 15 9/16 x 11 1/8" (39.5 x 28.3 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, black ink.
- Inscription:
- Verso: "porte Bonheur / georges + Henriete aux coccinelles lady bug [drawing of a ladybug] / les Coccinelles [drawing of a ladybug] / Francoise Sagan: Bonjour tristesse" lower center sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state II
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state X.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state I in drypoint: outlines reinforced overall, leaving deep burr.
Additions in red ink: body shaded and hair delineated, anticipating changes in state IV.
Additions in white gouache: rounded shape to right of head masked out, anticipating changes in state IV. - Other Remarks:
- According to the artist's assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, and printer Felix Harlan, the source for this print is the 1984 sculpture, "Spiral Woman." Harlan says that the closely related drawing from 2002 (seen below in Related Works in Other Mediums) was probably taken from an impression of the print. Bourgeois also made a photocopy of the drawing with hand additions. Both were made as part of the artist's working process midway through the platemaking.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1110.2008
- This Work in Other Collections:
- Tate Modern, London (state X on paper)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Spiral Woman, plate 2 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
2001-2003
Source
1984
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Spiral Woman
Bronze
1984
Bronze
1984
States
State I of X
2001
2001
State II of X
2001
2001
State III of X
2001
2001
State IV of X
2001
2001
State V of X
2001
2001
State VI of X
2001
2001
State VI of X, variant
2001
2001
State VII of X
2001
2001
State VIII of X, variant
2002
2002
State VIII of X, variant
2002
2002
State IX of X, variant
2002
2002
State IX of X, variant
2002
2002
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State X of X
2002
2002
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State X of X
2002
2002
Published
State X of X
2003
2003
Portfolio
2003
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