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LOUISE BOURGEOIS: COMPLETE BOOKS & PRINTS

Louise Bourgeois: Complete Books & Prints
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Cat. No. 691/I

Topiary

State/Variant:
State I of III
Date:
2005
Themes:
Figures, Nature
Techniques:
Drypoint
Description:
Drypoint, with blue ink and white correction fluid additions
Support:
Paper
Dimensions:
plate: 11 15/16 × 9 1/8" (30.4 × 23.2 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 × 11 1/4" (39.4 × 28.6 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
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unpublished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 III.
Background:
Bourgeois created prints as holiday gifts for a circle of friends. State III of "Topiary" was used as a holiday gift in 2005.
Curatorial Remarks:
The type of paper could not be documented because this impression is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The 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.
Public Collection:
Tate Modern, London

Topiary
2005

Source
2005

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Topiary. 2005
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Topiary
Pink marble
2005

States

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Topiary. 2005
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State I of III
2005
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Topiary. 2005
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State II of III
2005
Published Louise Bourgeois. Topiary. 2005
State III of III
2005