
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Cat. No. 1093/VII
Don't Worry
- State/Variant:
- State VII of VII
- Date:
- 2009
- Themes:
- Body Parts
- Techniques:
- Aquatint, Drypoint, Other
- Description:
- Scraped aquatint, drypoint, and roulette
- Support:
- Smooth, wove Somerset paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 9 9/16 × 11 15/16" (24.3 × 30.3 cm); sheet: 14 3/4 × 16 1/2" (37.5 × 41.9 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, black colored pencil.
- Inscription:
- "Don't worry you will never [sic] left alone again" lower left to lower right margin, black colored pencil, artist's hand.
- Publisher:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 18; plus 3 A.P., 2 P.P., 2 dedication proofs, 1 B.A.T.
- Impression:
- "a.p. 1/3" left lower margin, black colored pencil, unknown hand.
- Edition Information:
- The wording of recto inscription varies slightly from impression to impression within the edition, including the following known variations:
"Don’t be afraid you will never be left alone again"
"Don’t worry you will never be left alone again"
"Don’t worry you will never [sic] left alone again" - State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state VI, in aquatint: lips made slightly smaller.
Changes from state VI, in roulette: fill in lips made slightly darker. - Curatorial Remarks:
- The type of paper and plate dimensions of this impression could not be documented because this impression is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The plate dimensions are from the impression in MoMA’s Collection. The sheet dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY