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Louise Bourgeois. The Three Graces. 1998–2002
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION

Cat. No. 831/I, variant 2

The Three Graces

State/Variant:
State I of II, variant
Date:
1998–2002
Themes:
Nature
Techniques:
Aquatint, Drypoint, Engraving
Description:
Drypoint, engraving, and aquatint, with blue, brown, white, and red gouache additions
Support:
Paper
Dimensions:
plate: 22 × 29 3/4" (55.9 × 75.6 cm); sheet: 28 1/2 × 35" (72.4 × 88.9 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right margin, pencil.
Publisher:
unpublished
Printer:
Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:
3 known variant impressions of state I
Impression:
Not numbered
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition at any state.
State Changes and Additions:
Matrices:
The progression of this composition, as seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below, included 2 plates.

Plate 1: overall composition; in drypoint and engraving.
Plate 2: background; in aquatint.

Print State Changes:
Plate 1, printed in black, over plate 2, printed in dark gray.
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 dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.

The Three Graces
1996-2002

Source
1996

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. The Three Graces. 1996
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION The Three Graces
Pencil, ink, and correction fluid on music paper
1996

Source
1997

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (The Three Graces). 1997
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled (The Three Graces)
Watercolor, acrylic, pencil, and colored pencil on paper
1997

Studies

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Study for The Three Graces). 1996
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Study
1996
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. The Three Graces (Study for The Three Graces). 1997
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Study
1997

States

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. The Three Graces. 1998-2002
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State I of II, variant
1998-2002
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. The Three Graces. 1998–2002
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State I of II, variant
1998–2002
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. The Three Graces. 1998-2002
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State I of II, variant
1998-2002
Louise Bourgeois. The Three Graces. 1998-2002
State II of II
1998-2002

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