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Cat. No. 355.1

I Held His Eyes Within My Gaze

State/Variant:
Version 1 of 2, only state
Date:
2002
Themes:
Fabric Works, Words
Techniques:
Lithography
Description:
Lithograph
Support:
Fabric
Dimensions:
sheet: 6 1/4 x 6 1/4" (15.9 x 15.9 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower sheet, stitched in blue thread.
Publisher:
Lison Editions, New York (Louise Bourgeois)
Printer:
SOLO Impression, New York
Edition:
1 known impression of version 1, only state
Impression:
Not numbered
Edition Information:
There are variations in the fabrics used in the 4 known impressions that use this text, as is commonly found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces. Three varying examples are seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram; the fourth example is not reproduced because the artist gave it away as a gift before it could be photographed and documented.
Background:
The text in this composition comes from Bourgeois's voluminous writings—in her diaries, on loose sheets, or on the verso of drawings. The specific source and date of this text are not known.

During the early 2000s, Bourgeois worked with SOLO Impression on the editioned version of "Ode à l'oubli," a book of fabric collages and two lithographed text pages. The phrases on those text pages came from her writings. Inspired by that collaboration, Bourgeois created several individual printed fabric works with lithographed texts.

I Held His Eyes Within My Gaze
2002-2004

First Version

Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. I Held His Eyes Within My Gaze. 2002
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 1 of 2, only state
2002

Second Version

Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. I Held His Eyes Within My Gaze. 2002
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 2 of 2, only state, variant
2002
Published Louise Bourgeois. I Held His Eyes Within My Gaze. 2004
Version 2 of 2, only state, variant
2004