NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Cat. No. 297/I
The Cross-Eyed Woman VII
- State/Variant:
- State I of II
- Date:
- 2004
- Themes:
- Faces & Portraits
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint, with red ink additions
- Support:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 16 3/4 x 16 3/4" (42.6 x 42.6 cm); sheet: 22 x 20 5/8" (55.9 x 52.4 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, pencil.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state I
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state II.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Additions in red ink: collar bones, anticipating state II; reinforced overall; platemark reinforced.
- Background:
- According to Bourgeois’s assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, the artist occasionally crossed her eyes to amuse her friends. Also, she admired the paintings of cross-eyed women by artist John Graham (1886-1961).
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The plate dimensions of this impression could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's collection and could not be examined in person. The plate dimensions given are from the published impression on fabric in MoMA’s collection. Dimensions of fabric works often vary slightly due to stretching.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Cross-Eyed Woman VII
2004
States
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State I of II
2004
2004
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State II of II
2004
2004
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State II of II
2004
2004
Published
State II of II
2004
2004
