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Cat. No. 1053, study 2

Untitled (Study for The New York Sky)

Date:
1999
Techniques:
Other
Description:
Blue, green, and red ink
Support:
Frosted mylar
Dimensions:
sheet: 9 7/8 x 7" (25.1 x 17.8 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Edition:
1 known tracing study; 1 known photocopy study
Background:
The source drawing for this composition was reproduced on the announcement for the 1949 exhibition at Peridot Gallery titled "Louise Bourgeois, Recent Work 1947-1949: Seventeen Standing Figures in Wood." (The Easton Foundation: LBE-0026, 1949)
Artist’s Remarks:
Inscribed on the verso of the photocopy study: "L'oeuf qui s'envole parce que le poussin / est claustrophobique-- / see Paulo text"
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
510.2010

The New York Sky
1999

Source
1949

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 1949
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled
Ink on paper
1949

Studies

Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Study for The New York Sky). 1999
Study
1999
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Study for The New York Sky). 1999
1999

States

Louise Bourgeois. The New York Sky. 1999
Only state
1999
Louise Bourgeois. The New York Sky. 1999
Only state, variant
1999