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Louise Bourgeois. Hands. 2002-2003
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Cat. No. 1067/VIII

Hands

State/Variant:
State VIII of VIII
Date:
2002-2003
Themes:
Body Parts, Music
Techniques:
Drypoint
Description:
Drypoint, with red ink and pencil additions
Support:
Smooth, wove music paper
Dimensions:
plate: 11 15/16 x 9 15/16" (30.3 x 25.2 cm); sheet: 17 5/8 x 10 3/4" (44.7 x 27.3 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, red ink.
Inscription:
"Do Re Me Fa" (repeated) across composition (erased) and margin, pencil, artist's hand. Verso: "the house" upper left sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
Publisher:
unpublished
Printer:
Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:
1 known impression of state VIII
Impression:
Not numbered
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition at any state.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state VII, in drypoint: more curving lines added to right side of left hand; nail of right hand's fourth finger reconfigured; and various contour lines reinforced overall.
Background:
Printer Felix Harlan of Harlan & Weaver traced Bourgeois's hands to create this composition. A photograph was taken of the process. Bourgeois later used this photograph to create a 2008 photogravure, also titled "Hands," seen in Related Works in the Catalogue.
Curatorial Remarks:
The source drawing for this composition was done on the verso of the 2002 impression seen below in Related Works in the Catalogue.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1579.2008

Hands
2002-2003

Source
2002

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (verso). 2002
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled (verso)
Pencil
2002

States

Louise Bourgeois. Hands. 2002
State I of VIII
2002
Louise Bourgeois. Hands. 2002
State II of VIII
2002
Louise Bourgeois. Hands. 2002-2003
State III of VIII
2002-2003
Louise Bourgeois. Hands. 2002-2003
State IV of VIII
2002-2003
Louise Bourgeois. Hands. 2002-2003
State V of VIII
2002-2003
Louise Bourgeois. Hands. 2002-2003
State VI of VIII
2002-2003
Louise Bourgeois. Hands. 2002-2003
State VII of VIII
2002-2003
Louise Bourgeois. Hands. 2002-2003
State VIII of VIII
2002-2003

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