NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Cat. No. 132/I
The Cross-Eyed Woman Giving Birth
- State/Variant:
- State I of II
- Date:
- 2005
- Themes:
- Figures, Motherhood & Family
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint, with red ink additions
- Support:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 13 3/8 x 9 9/16" (34 x 24.3 cm); sheet: 16 x 11" (40.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, pencil.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state I
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
The 2 known impressions of state II are on fabric. - State Changes and Additions:
- Additions in red ink: necklace delineated and hair further delineated, anticipating state II; baby delineated; lines reinforced overall.
- Background:
- According to Bourgeois’s assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, the artist occasionally crossed her eyes to amuse her friends. Also, she admired the paintings of cross-eyed women by artist John Graham (1886-1961).
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The type of paper could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's collection and could not be examined in person.
The plate dimensions of this impression also could not be documented. The plate dimensions given are from one of the impressions on fabric in MoMA’s collection. Dimensions of fabric works often vary slightly due to stretching.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Cross-Eyed Woman Giving Birth
2005
States
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State I of II
2005
2005
State II of II, variant
2005
2005
State II of II, variant
2005
2005
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
