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Cat. No. 416/V

Ear

State/Variant:
State V of VI
Date:
2004
Themes:
Body Parts, Faces & Portraits
Techniques:
Aquatint, Drypoint
Description:
Drypoint and aquatint, with selective wiping, and with pencil and black ink additions
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 9 7/8 x 6 1/8" (25.1 x 15.6 cm); sheet: 12 1/2 x 8 5/8" (31.8 x 21.9 cm)
Signature:
"Louise Bourgeois 2004" lower middle to lower right margin, pencil.
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unpublished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: necklace detail and hair further delineated.
Changes from state IV, in aquatint: ear further shaded.
Additions in pencil: ear further shaded, anticipating state VI.
Additions in ink: pupil, anticipating state VI.
Curatorial Remarks:
The only known impression of state V is in a private collection. A high resolution image is unavailable and the impression could not be examined in person. The plate dimensions refer to the published impression in MoMA's Collection. The sheet dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.

Ear
2004

States

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