LOUISE BOURGEOIS: COMPLETE BOOKS & PRINTS

Themes:

Fabric Works, Nature, Objects

Techniques:

Drypoint

Description:

Drypoint

Support:

Fabric

Dimensions:

plate: 6 7/8 x 4 13/16" (17.5 x 12.3 cm); sheet: 10 x 6 15/16" (25.4 x 17.7 cm)

Signature:

"LB" right lower margin, stitched in red thread.

Publisher:

The artist

Printer:

Harlan & Weaver, New York

Edition:

15; plus 5 A.P., 2 P.P., 1 B.A.T.

Impression:

"AP 2/5" lower middle sheet verso, black ink, unknown hand.

Edition Information:

There is 1 known variant impression of the only state, outside the edition.

Background:

In the late decades of her life, Bourgeois created prints as holiday gifts for a small circle of friends. The fabric edition of "Feather Thoughts" was the 2006 holiday gift for her VIP list. She also created "Toi et Moi," a screenprint on fabric, as a gift in 2006.

Curatorial Remarks:

The plate dimensions provided are those of the impression on paper (Accession Number: 1521.2012). Dimensions may vary slightly because of hemming and stretching fluctuations.

Other Remarks:

According to Bourgeois's assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, Bourgeois often referred to her drawings as "feather thoughts" and related them to memories.

MoMA Credit Line:

Gift of the artist

MoMA Accession Number:

910.2010

© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY