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Cat. No. 60/II

Medical Print

State/Variant:
State II of III
Date:
2001
Themes:
Body Parts, Figures, Motherhood & Family
Techniques:
Drypoint
Description:
Drypoint, with black ink and white gouache additions
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 6 7/8 x 8 7/16" (17.5 x 21.5 cm); sheet: 10 1/16 x 15 3/16" (25.5 x 38.5 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right margin, black ink.
Publisher:
unpublished
Printer:
Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:
1 known impression of state II
Impression:
Not numbered
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of state III.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state I in drypoint: three oval forms in abdomen added.
Additions in black ink: further delineation overall, anticipating state III.
Additions in gouache: details in lower abdomen.
Other Remarks:
According to Bourgeois's assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, the imagery in this print refers to Bourgeois's preoccupation with the mechanisms of the body and, in particular, bodily fluids, which she called "precious liquids."
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1521.2008

Medical Print
2001

Source
2001

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2001
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled
Ink and correction fluid on paper
2001

Source
2001

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Medical Plate. 2001
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Medical Plate
Ink on fabric
2001

States

Louise Bourgeois. Medical Print. 2001
State I of III
2001
Louise Bourgeois. Medical Print. 2001
State II of III
2001
Published Louise Bourgeois. Medical Print. 2001
State III of III
2001
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Medical Print. 2001
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State III of III
2001
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Medical Print. 2001
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State III of III
2001