Cat. No. 582/VIII, variant 2
Spiral Woman, plate 2 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
- State/Variant:
- State VIII of X, variant
- Date:
- 2002
- Descriptive Title:
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English translation: "The Reparation"
- Themes:
- Body Parts, Figures, Spirals
- Techniques:
- Drypoint, Engraving
- Description:
- Drypoint and engraving, with black ink and white gouache additions
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 11 5/16 x 8 7/8" (28.7 x 22.5 cm); sheet: 15 1/8 x 12 1/2" (38.4 x 31.7 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 2 known variant impressions of state VIII
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state X.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state VII by burnishing: shading on face removed.
Changes from state VII in drypoint: hair further delineated, obscuring aquatint tonal shading; facial features reinforced.
Additions in black ink: arms and legs filled in, anticipating changes in state IX. - 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:
- 1447.2012
- 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
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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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