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Cat. No. 357, variant 2

Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée

State/Variant:
Only state, variant
Date:
2002
Descriptive Title:
English translation: "The Word Pity Calmed Me"
Themes:
Fabric Works, Words
Techniques:
Lithography
Description:
Lithograph, with red thread additions
Support:
Fabric
Dimensions:
sheet: 13 1/4 x 10 1/2" (33.7 x 26.7 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 in the 3 known impressions of this composition, as is commonly found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces. Discoloration is visible in this impression. One example with a plain fabric sheet has not been reproduced, due to its similarity to the example seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram.
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.
Artist’s Remarks:
Inscribed on the recto of a related drawing, "The Mot pitié m'a apaisée," 2002, red ink and pencil on paper: "Je ne lis pas, j'ecris dans mon lit, / Peut etre devrai je avoir peur mais j'ai pas peur / tort arrive a qui sait attendre son / patient [?], ne desespere pas. / flageolet flageoler / You are my sunshine / my little sunshine you shine away when the / skies are grey— / please don't take take my sunshine away—"
Curatorial Remarks:
The accent above the letter E in the word "pitié" is an addition in red thread. It is not printed in lithography.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of The Easton Foundation
MoMA Accession Number:
567.2016

Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée
2002

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Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée. 2002
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Only state, variant
2002
Published Louise Bourgeois. Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée. 2002
Only state, variant
2002