NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Cat. No. 416/IV
Ear
- State/Variant:
- State IV of VI
- Date:
- 2004
- Themes:
- Body Parts, Faces & Portraits
- Techniques:
- Aquatint, Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint and aquatint, with selective wiping and punched hole, and with pencil and black ink additions
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 9 7/8 x 6 1/8" (25.1 x 15.6 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois 2004" lower middle to lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state IV
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state VI.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state III, in drypoint: hair further delineated.
Changes from state III, by burnishing: shading on cheek and earring partially removed.
Changes from state III, by puncture: hole punch added in ear.
Additions in black ink: necklace detail, anticipating state V.
Additions in pencil: hair further delineated anticipating state V; ear further shaded, anticipating state VI. - Curatorial Remarks:
- The sheet dimensions of this impression could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's collection and could not be examined in person.
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