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Cat. No. 130/V

Ears

State/Variant:
State V of VI
Date:
2004
Themes:
Body Parts
Techniques:
Drypoint
Description:
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 12 1/16 x 9 7/8" (30.6 x 25.1 cm); sheet: 16 7/16 x 10 7/8" (41.8 x 27.6 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right sheet, pencil
Inscription:
Recto: "mesmerizing/ Ode à l'ouie/ ode to hearing." lower margin, pencil, artist's hand.
Publisher:
unpublished
Printer:
Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:
1 known impression of state V
Impression:
Not numbered
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of state VI.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state IV in drypoint: some ears further delineated; circles at openings of ear canals added, anticipating hole punching in state VI.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
28.2012

Ears
2003-2004

States

Louise Bourgeois. Ears. 2003
State I of VI
2003
Louise Bourgeois. Ears. 2003
State II of VI
2003
Louise Bourgeois. Ears. 2003
State III of VI, variant
2003
Louise Bourgeois. Ears. 2003
State III of VI, variant
2003
Louise Bourgeois. Ears. 2003
State III of VI, variant
2003
Louise Bourgeois. Ears. 2003
State IV of VI
2003
Louise Bourgeois. Ears. 2004
State V of VI
2004
Published Louise Bourgeois. Ears. 2004
State VI of VI
2004
Published Louise Bourgeois. Ears. 2004
State VI of VI
2004