LOUISE BOURGEOIS: COMPLETE BOOKS & PRINTS

Themes:

Fabric Works, Faces & Portraits

Techniques:

Drypoint, Engraving

Description:

Drypoint and engraving

Support:

Fabric

Dimensions:

plate: 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm); sheet: 14 1/2 x 13 1/4" (36.8 x 33.7 cm)

Signature:

"LB" right lower sheet, stitched in red thread.

Publisher:

Harlan & Weaver, New York

Printer:

Harlan & Weaver, New York

Edition:

6 on fabric; plus an edition of 25 on paper with 7 A.P., 5 P.P., 2 H.C., 1 T.P., 1 B.A.T.; and an edition of 7 (numbered I/VII-VII/VII) on handmade paper with 1 T.P., 1 B.A.T.

Impression:

Not numbered

Edition Information:

There is 1 known variant impression of state IV, outside the three editions.

There are variations in the fabrics used in this edition, including evidence of staining and scorching, as is commonly found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces.

On 2 of the 6 impressions in the fabric edition, including the one reproduced here, there is a small patch with a red "86" attached to an upper corner. According to the Louise Bourgeois Studio, these patches were found on the fabric and were not added by Bourgeois.

The edition of 7 (numbered I/VII-VII/VII) was printed on Japanese handmade Tosa Washi Sei paper, whereas the edition of 25 on paper was done on smooth, wove Hahnemühle paper.

State Changes and Additions:

Changes from state III in engraving: hair reinforced.

Public Collection:

Baltimore Museum of Art, The

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