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LOUISE BOURGEOIS: COMPLETE BOOKS & PRINTS

Louise Bourgeois: Complete Books & Prints
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Cat. No. 429, variant 1

Pliers

State/Variant:
Only state, variant
Date:
2001
Themes:
Objects
Techniques:
Drypoint, Engraving
Description:
Engraving and drypoint, with red crayon and ink additions
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 5 7/8 x 3 15/16" (15 x 10 cm); sheet: 8 x 6 1/2" (20.3 x 16.5 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, pencil.
Publisher:
unpublished
Printer:
Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:
7 known impressions of only state
Impression:
Not numbered
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition at any state.
Other Remarks:
According to the artist's assistant Jerry Gorovoy, Bourgeois may have traced an actual tool to create this image, similarly to how she traced common household objects to develop the 2006 print series, “Lullaby.”
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1084.2008

Pliers
2001-2003

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Louise Bourgeois. Pliers. 2001
Only state
2001
Louise Bourgeois. Pliers. 2001
Only state, variant
2001
Louise Bourgeois. Pliers. 2001
Only state, variant
2001
Louise Bourgeois. Pliers. 2001
Only state, variant
2001
Louise Bourgeois. Pliers. 2001
Only state, variant
2001
Louise Bourgeois. Pliers. 2001
Only state, variant
2001
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Pliers. 2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Only state, variant
2003