Cat. No. 60/II
Medical Print
- State/Variant:
- State II of III
- Date:
- 2001
- Themes:
- Body Parts, Figures, Motherhood & Family
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint, with black ink and white gouache additions
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 6 7/8 x 8 7/16" (17.5 x 21.5 cm); sheet: 10 1/16 x 15 3/16" (25.5 x 38.5 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right margin, black ink.
- 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- unpublished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 III.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state I in drypoint: three oval forms in abdomen added.
Additions in black ink: further delineation overall, anticipating state III.
Additions in gouache: details in lower abdomen. - Other Remarks:
- According to Bourgeois's assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, the imagery in this print refers to Bourgeois's preoccupation with the mechanisms of the body and, in particular, bodily fluids, which she called "precious liquids."
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1521.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Medical Print
2001
Source
2001
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Untitled
Ink and correction fluid on paper
2001
Ink and correction fluid on paper
2001
Source
2001
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Medical Plate
Ink on fabric
2001
Ink on fabric
2001
States
State I of III
2001
2001
State II of III
2001
2001
Published
State III of III
2001
2001
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State III of III
2001
2001
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State III of III
2001
2001
