LOUISE BOURGEOIS: COMPLETE BOOKS & PRINTS

Descriptive Title:

English translation: "The Trees"

Themes:

Fabric Works, Nature

Techniques:

Drypoint

Description:

Drypoint

Support:

Fabric

Dimensions:

plate: 9 3/4 x 3 1/2" (24.8 x 8.9 cm); sheet: 13 3/8 x 6 1/2" (34 x 16.5 cm)

Signature:

"LB" right lower margin, stitched in blue thread.
"Louise Bourgeois / 2004" lower middle colophon, pencil.

Publisher:

Harlan & Weaver, New York

Printer:

Harlan & Weaver, New York

Edition:

1 known impression of the only state

Impression:

"3/6" lower center colophon, pencil, artist's hand.

Edition Information:

This composition appears only once in the editioned series, in portfolio (3). It is not included in portfolios (1-2, 4-6).

The editioned series of portfolios, "Les Arbres" (1-6), is not a traditional edition in that each portfolio is unique. Varying compositions, hand additions, and sheet sizes occur throughout the portfolios. Portfolio (1) includes 10 compositions, while portfolios (2-6) each contain 8 compositions.

Included in all 6 portfolios are 5 specific drypoint compositions that appear in the same order. However, the states of these compositions, and their hand additions, vary.

Portfolio (1) is different from all the others in the series, not only because it includes 10 compositions, but also because 5 of the 10 compositions are drawings. The drypoints are the same 5 compositions noted above as being in every portfolio; the drawings are new compositions entirely.

Portfolios (2-6) each contain 3 drypoint compositions on fabric, in addition to the 5 drypoint composition.

Curatorial Remarks:

Compositions on fabric are sewn to the pages of the bound "Les Arbres" portfolios, as can be seen here. Compositions on paper are set into the portfolio pages with Gampi paper mounting corners.

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