Cat. No. 511/III, variant 4
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- State/Variant:
- State III of III, variant
- Date:
- 2001
- Descriptive Title:
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Singing in Unison; The Family
- Themes:
- Faces & Portraits, Motherhood & Family, Music, Nature
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint, with gray watercolor additions
- Dimensions:
- plate: 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm); sheet: 17 1/4 x 13 1/2" (43.8 x 34.3 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower middle margin, pencil.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 4 known variant impressions of state III
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state II, by burnishing: flower covering lower right boy’s face removed.
- Background:
- According to printer Felix Harlan of Harlan & Weaver, the floral motif in this composition was inspired by a very old piece of upholstery fabric that belonged to the artist.
The inscription on the verso of state I refers to Bourgeois's husband, Robert Goldwater, and her three sons, Michel, Jean-Louis, and Alain. - Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscription on the verso of state I: "father Robert. / Alain, Jean Louis, Michel." lower center sheet, pencil, artist's hand; "Sign en choeur. with [crossed out] using a tuning / fork / diapason tuning fork." bottom center to lower right, red ink, artist's hand.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1545.2012
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
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2001
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State III of III, variant
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State III of III, variant
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State III of III, variant
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2001
State III of III, variant
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