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Louise Bourgeois. Mother and Child. 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION

Cat. No. 669/IV

Mother and Child

State/Variant:
State IV of VII
Date:
2004
Themes:
Faces & Portraits, Motherhood & Family
Techniques:
Drypoint, Etching
Description:
Drypoint and etching
Support:
Paper
Dimensions:
plate: 6 15/16 × 4 15/16" (17.7 × 12.5 cm)
Signature:
"Louise Bourgeois" (sideways) right middle margin, pencil.
Inscription:
"To Mary / Happy Birthday" lower middle margin, pencil, artist's hand.
Publisher:
unpublished
Printer:
Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:
1 known impression of state IV
Impression:
Not numbered
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition at any state.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state III, in etching: hair reinforced throughout.
Curatorial Remarks:
The paper type could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The plate dimensions are from the impression in MoMA's Collection. The sheet dimensions are unknown.

The inscription in the artist's hand refers to Mary Gail Parr, Partner/Administrative Director of the gallery Cheim & Read, New York.

Mother and Child
2003-2004

Source
2002

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2002
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled
Ink on paper
2002

Source
2003

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (verso). 2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled (verso)
Crayon on paper
2003

States

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Mother and Child. 2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State I of VII
2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Mother and Child. 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State II of VII
2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Mother and Child. 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State III of VII
2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Mother and Child. 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State IV of VII
2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Mother and Child. 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State V of VII
2004
Louise Bourgeois. Mother and Child. 2004
State VI of VII
2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Mother and Child. 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State VII of VII
2004

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