
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Cat. No. 751
Henriette
- State/Variant:
- Only state
- Date:
- 2003
- Themes:
- Body Parts, Motherhood & Family
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint, with red ink and white correction fluid additions
- Support:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- sheet: 16 1/8 x 12 1/4" (41 x 31.1 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, red ink
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of the only state
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition.
- Background:
- Bourgeois had two siblings: Henriette, her older sister, and Pierre, her younger brother. Henriette suffered from a stiff and swelling leg.
The source drawing for this composition is from the series "Il Était Réticent, mais Je l'ai Révélé," seen in full in Related Works in Other Mediums below. - Curatorial Remarks:
- The paper type and plate dimensions could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The sheet dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY