LOUISE BOURGEOIS: COMPLETE BOOKS & PRINTS

Themes:

Abstraction, Nature

Techniques:

Etching

Description:

Etching, with watercolor and gouache additions

Support:

Paper

Dimensions:

sheet: 11 5/8 × 8 1/4" (29.5 × 21 cm); sheet: 9 7/8 × 8 1/8" (25.1 × 20.6 cm)

Signature:

Left: "LB" right lower margin, pencil.
Right: "LB" right lower margin, pencil.
(Elements of letters reinforced.)

Publisher:

Osiris, New York

Printer:

Wingate Studio, Hinsdale, NH

Edition:

1 known impression of this diptych

Impression:

Not numbered

Edition Information:

This diptych is made up of 2 compositions; the left is known in 10 impressions; the right is known in 7 impressions. The hand additions on the two compositions vary from impression to impression.

In addition to this diptych, the two compositons are presented as follows, and are seen in Related Works in the Catalogue.

Left:
“Lair (Fée Couturière): 1 impression
“Ton Coeur”: 1 impression
“Ton Coeur”: 1 impression
“Ton Coeur”: 1 impression
“Ton Coeur Ton Coeur”: 1 impression
“Ton Coeur Ton Coeur”: diptych of 2 impressions
“Ton Coeur Ton Coeur”: diptych of 2 impressions

Right:
"Rayon du Soleil": 1 impression
"Rayon du Soleil": 1 impression
"Rayon du Soleil": 1 impression
"Rayone du Soleil": 3 impressions

Curatorial Remarks:

The color of the hand additions, plate size, and paper type could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person.

© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY