LOUISE BOURGEOIS: COMPLETE BOOKS & PRINTS

Themes:

Fabric Works, Words

Techniques:

Lithography

Description:

Lithograph

Support:

Fabric

Dimensions:

sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 1/4" (28.6 x 21 cm)

Signature:

"LB" right lower sheet, stitched in red thread.

Publisher:

Lison Editions, New York (Louise Bourgeois)

Printer:

SOLO Impression, New York

Edition:

3 known variant impressions of the only state

Impression:

Not numbered

Edition Information:

There are variations in the fabrics used for each impression, as is commonly found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces. Two varying examples are reproduced in the Evolving Composition Diagram. One example has not been reproduced, due to its similarity to the example with a horizontal striped pattern.

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.

MoMA Credit Line:

Gift of the artist

MoMA Accession Number:

564.2013

© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY