
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Cat. No. 511, study 1
Untitled (Study for Untitled)
- Date:
- 2001
- Descriptive Title:
-
Singing in Unison; The Family
- Themes:
- Faces & Portraits, Motherhood & Family, Music, Nature
- Techniques:
- Other
- Description:
- Photocopy, with red ink, pencil, blue colored pencil, and white correction fluid additions
- Dimensions:
- sheet: 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower sheet, red ink.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Edition:
- 6 known studies
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
- Background:
- According to printer Felix Harlan of Harlan & Weaver, the floral motif in this composition was inspired by a very old piece of upholstery fabric that belonged to the artist.
The inscription on the verso of state I refers to Bourgeois's husband, Robert Goldwater, and her three sons, Michel, Jean-Louis, and Alain. - Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscription on the verso of state I: "father Robert. / Alain, Jean Louis, Michel." lower center sheet, pencil, artist's hand; "Sign en choeur. with [crossed out] using a tuning / fork / diapason tuning fork." bottom center to lower right, red ink, artist's hand.
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The type of paper and composition dimensions could not be documented because this impression is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The sheet dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
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