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LOUISE BOURGEOIS: COMPLETE BOOKS & PRINTS

Louise Bourgeois: Complete Books & Prints
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Cat. No. 287/IV, variant

Untitled

State/Variant:
State IV of IV, variant
Date:
2004
Descriptive Title:
Hand Holding Tree
Themes:
Body Parts, Nature
Techniques:
Drypoint
Description:
Drypoint, with blue ink additions
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 11 13/16 x 11 7/8" (30 x 30.1 cm); sheet: 17 1/16 x 16 1/8" (43.4 x 40.9 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, pencil.
Publisher:
unpublished
Printer:
Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:
1 known variant impression of state IV
Impression:
Not numbered
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state III in drypoint: many leaves enlarged.
Additions in blue ink: a few additional leaves enlarged; trunk, branches, and hand further shaded.
Background:
Bourgeois created this composition, editioned on fabric, as a holiday print for a selected, small group of friends. In the same year, 2004, she also created the untitled (Holiday Laurel) edition on paper as a holiday print for a larger group of friends.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1499.2012

Untitled
2004

States

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State I of IV, variant
2004
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2004
State I of IV, variant
2004
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2004
State II of IV
2004
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2004
State III of IV, variant
2004
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2004
State III of IV, variant
2004
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2004
State IV of IV, variant
2004
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State IV of IV
2004