Cat. No. 982
One's Sleep
- State/Variant:
- Only state
- Date:
- 2003
- Themes:
- Abstraction
- Techniques:
- Aquatint, Etching
- Description:
- Soft ground etching and aquatint, with watercolor and gouache additions
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper, mounted on board
- Dimensions:
- plate (trimmed; approx.): 29 13/16 × 21 7/8" (75.8 × 55.5 cm); mount: 40 1/2 x 29 3/4" (102.9 x 75.6 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois" lower right margin, pencil.
- Inscription:
- "one's sleep." lower left margin, pencil, artist's hand.
- Publisher:
- Osiris, New York
- Printer:
- Wingate Studio, Hinsdale, NH
- Edition:
- 9; and an illustrated book edition of 12
- Impression:
- Verso: "1/9," paint, lower center board.
- Edition Information:
- In the edition of 9 individual impressions with hand additions, each is designated by the artist as a "study." (Usually in this catalogue, the term “study” describes photocopies and tracings that were used in the process of developing a composition.)
A separate edition of this composition was published as part of an illustrated book titled, "One's Sleep." The illustrated book includes 18 plates with hand additions. (See Evolving Composition Diagram.) - Curatorial Remarks:
- The sheet for this composition has been trimmed down to the plate mark and mounted on a board.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 542.2005
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
One's Sleep
2003
Source
c. 1970
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
One's Sleep
Watercolor on paper, mounted on board
c. 1970
Watercolor on paper, mounted on board
c. 1970
States
Published
Only state
2003
2003
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Only state
2003
2003
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Only state
2003
2003
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Only state
2003
2003
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Only state
2003
2003
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Only state
2003
2003
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Only state
2003
2003
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Only state
2003
2003
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Only state
2003
2003
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Only state
2003
2003
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Only state
2003
2003
Illustrated Book
2003
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
