Cat. No. 581/III
La Nausée, plate 1 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
- State/Variant:
- State III of III
- Date:
- 2003
- Portfolio:
- La Réparation (View All)
- Alternate Title:
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Self Portrait: La Nausée
- Descriptive Title:
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English translation: "The Nausea"; "The Reparation"
- Themes:
- Body Parts, Figures, Objects
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Slightly textured, wove, Hahnemühle paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 10 x 8" (25.4 x 20.3 cm); sheet: 17 x 15" (43.2 x 38.1 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois 2003" lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 35; plus 7 A.P., 5 P.P., 2 H.C., 1 B.A.T.
- Impression:
- "a.p. 6/7" lower left margin, pencil, unknown hand.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state III, in drypoint: hair further altered.
- Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscribed on the verso of the source drawing: "little boy blue, come and blow your / horn / come and the meadow / the cat is the meadow / the cow in the corn / Punch and Judy Dennis Adrian / Lou Pollack / Punch and Rhun a l'eglise / La retour d'age (fauve) menopause. / I took to it as a duck to water / je baille aux corneilles / Brigitte / grackles / Les animaux buichat / Aldo Rossi architect / What is the shape of the problem, question / of this melodie. / It had such a hold and such a beauty that I never / wanted to be separated again. Hold my bones / together (Larry / Rinder book) / a and b also Bob Spring / foundry." across sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
- Installation Remarks:
- The prints in this portfolio can be shown as a group or individually. There is no required sequence.
- Other Remarks:
- According to Jerry Gorovoy, the artist's assistant, this composition refers to sensation of being sea sick.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 543.2005.1
- This Work in Other Collections:
- Tate Modern, London (state III)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
La Nausée, plate 1 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
2001-2003
Source
2001
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Self Portrait: La Nausée
Ink and pencil on paper
2001
Ink and pencil on paper
2001
States
State I of III, variant
2001
2001
State I of III, variant
2001
2001
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State I of III, variant
2001
2001
State II of III, variant
2001
2001
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State II of III, variant
2003
2003
Published
State III of III
2003
2003
Portfolio
2003
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
