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Proof not included in any known example of "He Disappeared into Complete Silence," first edition; and proof before the editioning of version 3, state III, in the second edition. Published examples of the first edition are identified by Example numbers in the Evolving Composition Diagram below. The published example of the second edition is the last entry in the Evolving Composition Diagram.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from version 1, state IX, in engraving: hatch marks added to pentagonal form and top of middle structure.
Artist’s Remarks:
The structures "have tried to keep their dignity, but they have been overrun and broken by the flood of the river. Proud as they once were, now they have broken down. How sad.... Guilt and depression come after losing control. They were almost destroyed. No one can do anything against the unpredictable river. But, they are still standing... there is still life here... there can be regeneration." (Quote cited in Wye, Deborah and Carol Smith. "The Prints of Louise Bourgeois." New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1994, p. 95.)
Curatorial Remarks:
In Wye and Smith, "The Prints of Louise Bourgeois," 1994, p. 96, this impression was catalogued as state VI. It has since been determined to be an impression of state IX.
Plate 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence
1946-2005
First Version
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 11) Version 1 of 3, state I of X
1947
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence Version 1 of 3, state II of X
1946-1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 15) Version 1 of 3, state III of X
1947
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence Version 1 of 3, state IV of X
1946-1947
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence Version 1 of 3, state V of X
1946-1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 19) Version 1 of 3, state VI of X
1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 12) Version 1 of 3, state VII of X
1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 18) Version 1 of 3, state VIII of X
1947
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence Version 1 of 3, state IX of X
1946-1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 14) Version 1 of 3, state IX of X
1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 16) Version 1 of 3, state IX of X
1947
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1946-1947
Published
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 1) Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 2) Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 3) Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 4) Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 5) Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 6) Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 7) Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 8) Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 9) Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 10) Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 13) Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
PublishedNOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTIONPlate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 17) Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
Second Version
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition Version 2 of 3, only state
1995
Third Version
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition Version 3 of 3, state I of III
1995
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition Version 3 of 3, state I of III, variant
1995
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition Version 3 of 3, state II of III
1995
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition Version 3 of 3, state III of III
1995
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition Version 3 of 3, state III of III, variant
1995-2003
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition Version 3 of 3, state III of III, variant
1995-2003
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition Version 3 of 3, state III of III, variant
1995-2003
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition Version 3 of 3, state III of III, variant
1995-2003
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition Version 3 of 3, state III of III, variant
1995-2003
Published
Plate 9 of 11, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition Version 3 of 3, state III of III
2005
Illustrated Book 1947
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first...
1947
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