Louise Bourgeois. Female from Male and Female (2004)

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Louise Bourgeois. Female from Male and Female. 2004

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION

Cat. No. 506.1/II, variant 3

Female from Male and Female

State/Variant:: Version 1 of 3, state II of VII, variant
Date:: 2004

Themes:: Animals & Insects
Techniques:: Drypoint
Description:: Drypoint, with red ink additions
Support:: Paper
Dimensions:: plate: 13 7/8 x 9 15/16" (35.2 x 25.3 cm); sheet: 15 1/4 x 11 1/8" (38.7 x 28.3 cm)
Signature:: "LB" lower right comp., pencil.
Inscription:: Verso: "ready to fight, ready to fight"
Publisher:: unpublished
Printer:: Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:: 6 known impressions of version 1, state II
Impression:: Not numbered
Edition Information:: Proof before the editioning of Diptych 6, seen below in the Evolving Composition Diagram and comprising: left side (a): version 1, state VII, and right side (b): version 2, state VIII. This composition was also issued as a published edition at version 3, state II, titled "Le Chat."

The fifth and sixth known impressions of version 1, state II, are seen below in the Evolving Composition Diagram as the left sides (a) of Diptychs 3 and 4.
State Changes and Additions:: Changes from version 1, state I, by burnishing: cat’s right rear leg and tail partially removed.
Changes from version 1, state I, in drypoint: cat’s right rear leg and tail reconfigured with exposed anus; further delineation of fur on cat’s body; mammary glands delineated; composition reinforced overall.

(Version 1, state III, exists only as the left side (a) of Diptych 2 and Diptych 5.)
Curatorial Remarks:: The type of paper and plate dimensions of this impression could not be documented because this impression is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The plate dimensions are from the published impression on paper in MoMA’s Collection. The sheet dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.

Although the development of the Male and Female diptych has been divided into first and second versions for clarity, Bourgeois worked on both plates concurrently.
Other Remarks:: According to printer Felix Harlan, the third, smaller version in the Evolving Composition Diagram was initially created as a test plate. Aquatint was being considered to add shading to the male cat. Ultimately, Bourgeois decided against aquatint for the shading, but she liked the compositional fragment on the test plate. She added the contour of the cat's body and editioned this version as "Le Chat" on handmade paper.
Public Collection:: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Male and Female
2001-2005

Source
2001

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Female
Watercolor, ink, pencil, colored pencil, and white correction fluid on paper
2001

First Version

Louise Bourgeois. Female from Male and Female. c. 2001

Version 1 of 3, state I of VII, variant
c. 2001

Louise Bourgeois. Female from Male and Female. 2001

Version 1 of 3, state I of VII, variant
2001

Louise Bourgeois. Female from Male and Female. c. 2003

Version 1 of 3, state II of VII
c. 2003

Version 1 of 3, state II of VII, variant
c. 2003

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 1 of 3, state II of VII, variant
2004

Version 1 of 3, state IV of VII
2004

Version 1 of 3, state V of VII
2004

Version 1 of 3, state VI of VII
2004

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 1 of 3, state VI of VII, variant
2004

Second Version

Louise Bourgeois. Male from Male and Female. c. 2001

Version 2 of 3, state I of VIII, variant
c. 2001

Louise Bourgeois. Male from Male and Female. 2001

Version 2 of 3, state I of VIII, variant
2001

Louise Bourgeois. Male from Male and Female. c. 2003

Version 2 of 3, state II of VIII
c. 2003

Version 2 of 3, state III of VIII, variant
c. 2003

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION

Louise Bourgeois. Male from Male and Female. 2004

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 2 of 3, state III of VIII, variant
2004

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 2 of 3, state III of VIII, variant
2004

Version 2 of 3, state VI of VIII
2004

Louise Bourgeois. Male from Male and Female. c. 2004

Version 2 of 3, state VII of VIII
c. 2004

Diptych Version

Diptych: Version 1 of 3, state I of VII, variant, and version 2 of 3, state I of VIII
2001

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Diptych: Version 1 of 3, state III of VII, variant, and version 2 of 3, state IV of VIII
2004

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Diptych: Version 1 of 3, state II of VII, variant, and version 2 of 3, state VI of VIII, variant
2004

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Diptych: Version 1 of 3, state II of VII, variant, and version 2 of 3, state III of VIII, variant
2004

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Diptych: Version 1 of 3, state III of VII, variant, and version 2 of 3, state V of VIII
2004

Published

Diptych: Version 1 of 3, state VII of VII, and version 2 of 3, state VIII of VIII
2005

Third Version

Version 3 of 3, state I of II
c. 2004

Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 3 of 3, state II of II
2004

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