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Cat. No. 442/III

Untitled, plate 13 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series

State/Variant:
State III of III
Date:
1994
Portfolio:
Autobiographical Series (View All)
Alternate Title:
Robert
Descriptive Title:
Sleeping Man
Themes:
Architecture, Figures, Objects
Techniques:
Drypoint
Description:
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove Somerset paper
Dimensions:
plate: 8 1/4 x 6 1/4" (21 x 15.8 cm); sheet: 19 11/16 x 15 1/16" (50 x 38.2 cm)
Signature:
"LB." lower right margin, pencil.
Publisher:
Peter Blum Edition, New York
Printer:
Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:
35; plus 10 H.C.
Impression:
"III/X" lower left margin, pencil, unknown hand.
Edition Information:
There is one known impression of state III, outside the edition, in MoMA's Collection (Accession Number: 594.1996). It is not illustrated, due to its similiarity to the impression seen here.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state II, in drypoint: hat brim further delineated on left; opening of coat further delineated on chest; horizontal line added to base of left armrest.
Background:
Bourgeois was often inspired by the subjects of early drawings when creating works at much later dates. This 1994 portfolio is an example of a project based primarily on drawings from the 1940s and referring to her life in New York at that time. The exceptions are as follows: plate 1, based on a drawing from 1986 that references childbirth; plates 4 and 9, based on drawings from the 1940s but depicting memories of her childhood years in France; plate 11, most probably based on a drawing from the 1940s of a European hotel desk.

Bourgeois was married to American art historian, Robert Goldwater.
Installation Remarks:
The prints in this portfolio can be shown as a group or individually. There is no required sequence.
Curatorial Remarks:
Of the 14 plates in "Autobiographical Series," Bourgeois titled plates 6 and 12. The untitled plates have been assigned descriptive titles for cataloguing purposes.
Bibliography:
Malbert, Roger, and Juliet Mitchell. "Louise Bourgeois: Autobiographical Prints." London: Hayward, 2016. (Catalogue accompanying the touring exhibition "Louise Bourgeois Prints: Autobiographical Series and 11 Drypoints".)
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
74.1997.13
This Work in Other Collections:
Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Québec
Museu da Gravura Cidade de Curitiba, Brazil
Tate Modern, London

Untitled, plate 13 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series
1993-1994

Source
1940

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Robert. 1940
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Robert
Ink on paper
1940

Source
1940

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Robert. 1940
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Robert
Ink on paper
1940

States

Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 13 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series. 1993
State I of III
1993
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 13 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series. 1993
State II of III
1993
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 13 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series. 1993
State II of III, variant
1993
Published Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 13 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series. 1994
State III of III
1994

Portfolio
1994

Louise Bourgeois. Autobiographical Series. 1994
Autobiographical Series
1994
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