LOUISE BOURGEOIS: COMPLETE BOOKS & PRINTS

Descriptive Title:

Rectangle with Circles

Themes:

Abstraction

Techniques:

Drypoint

Description:

Drypoint, with red ink additions

Support:

Smooth, wove paper

Dimensions:

plate: 9 1/4 x 7 1/16" (23.5 x 18 cm); sheet: 13 1/4 x 11 1/8" (33.7 x 28.2 cm)

Signature:

"LB" lower right margin, red ink.

Inscription:

Verso: "monotype" lower left sheet, red ink, artist's hand.

Publisher:

unpublished

Printer:

Harlan & Weaver, New York

Edition:

2 known variant impressions of version 1, state III

Impression:

Not numbered

Edition Information:

Not issued as a published edition at any state.

Matrices:
The progression of version 1 of this composition, as seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below, involved 2 plates.

Plate 1: grid.

Plate 2: circles.

State Changes and Additions:

Plate 1 printed in black. Plate 2 printed in red.

Changes from version 1, state II, in drypoint: both plates printed.

Curatorial Remarks:

The signature on this impression shows the artist experimenting with the orientation of the composition, which differs from the other impression of version 1, state III, seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below.

Despite the inscription in the artist's hand, monotype is not used on this print.

MoMA Credit Line:

Gift of the artist

MoMA Accession Number:

1530.2008

© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY