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LOUISE BOURGEOIS: COMPLETE BOOKS & PRINTS

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Cat. No. 455.2, variant 3

Untitled

State/Variant:
Version 2 of 2, only state, variant
Date:
1993
Alternate Title:
Père et Enfant: Tender
Descriptive Title:
Man Standing Behind Tub
Themes:
Figures, Motherhood & Family, Objects
Techniques:
Screenprint
Description:
Screenprint
Support:
Smooth, laid paper
Dimensions:
composition: 7 3/4 x 9 15/16" (19.7 x 25.3 cm); sheet: 18 11/16 x 25" (47.5 x 63.5 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher:
unpublished
Printer:
Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:
3 known variant impressions of version 2, only state
Impression:
Not numbered
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition at any state.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from version 1, in screenprint: image transferred to new matrix.
Background:
This composition was considered for inclusion in the 1994 portfolio, "Autobiographical Series" but was ultimately excluded from publication.
Curatorial Remarks:
Felix Harlan, of the print workshop Harlan & Weaver, New York, remembers sometimes using the screenprinting technique to aid in the process of transferring a drawn composition onto a copper plate and developing the composition.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1279.2008

Untitled
1993-1994

Source
1944

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Père et Enfant: Tender. 1944
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Père et Enfant: Tender
Ink on paper
1944

First Version

Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 1993
Version 1 of 2, state I of II
1993
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 1993
Version 1 of 2, state II of II, variant
1993
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 1993
Version 1 of 2, state II of II, variant
1993

Second Version

Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 1993
Version 2 of 2, only state, variant
1993
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 1993
Version 2 of 2, only state, variant
1993
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 1993
Version 2 of 2, only state, variant
1993