Cat. No. 228.2
The Maternal Man
- State/Variant:
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Version 2 of 3, only state
- Date:
- 2008
- Themes:
- Body Parts, Fabric Works, Figures, Motherhood & Family
- Techniques:
- Digital
- Description:
- Digital print
- Support:
- Fabric
- Dimensions:
- sheet: 48 x 32 1/2" (121.9 x 82.5 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right comp., pencil. "Louise Bourgeois" lower center sheet verso, pencil.
- Publisher:
- Carolina Nitsch Editions, New York
- Printer:
- Dyenamix, New York
- Edition:
- 12; plus 3 A.P., 1 B.A.T.
- Impression:
- "AP 2" verso, unknown hand.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from version 1, only state: composition enlarged.
- Curatorial Remarks:
- Due to the nature of the mounting and framing of this work, the verso could not be examined. In this case, documentation of the impression number and signature were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
- Other Remarks:
- According to the Louise Bourgeois Studio, this composition went through further evolution. The baby was digitally removed and the new composition was used in "Couple" and "Self-Portrait," seen below in Related Works in the Catalogue.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1361.2009
- This Work in Other Collections:
- Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Maternal Man
2008
Source
2008
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
The Maternal Man
Gouache on paper
2008
Gouache on paper
2008
First Version
Version 1 of 3, only state
2008
2008
Second Version
Published
Version 2 of 3, only state
2008
2008
Third Version
Version 3 of 3, only state
2008
2008
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
