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Cat. No. 919.1/II

The Olive Branch

State/Variant:
Version 1 of 2, state II of II
Date:
2004
Themes:
Nature
Techniques:
Lithography
Description:
Lithograph
Support:
Paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 30 × 22 3/8" (76.2 × 56.8 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, pencil.
Publisher:
unpublished
Printer:
SOLO Impression, New York
Edition:
1 known impression of version 1, state II
Impression:
Not numbered
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of version 2, only state.

Matrices:
The progression of version 1, as seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below, involved 3 matrices.

Matrix 1: branches.

Matrix 2: circle.

Matrix 3: olives.
State Changes and Additions:
Matrices 1 and 2 printed in red. Matrix 3 printed in black.
Changes from version 1, state I: matrix 3 added.
Background:
The edition of version 2, only state, was published as a benefit for Les Méditerranéennes Médiatrices de la Paix, France.

"The Olive Branch" is Bourgeois's contribution to the fundraising portfolio "Art pour la Paix," published by Les Méditerranéennes Médiatrices de la Paix, a humanitarian organization dedicated to promoting peace through conflict mediation and cultural exchange projects.

The portfolio contains 22 prints by 22 artists. In addition to Bourgeois, the other participants are as follows: Arman, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, François Boisrond, Pierre Buraglio, Jean-Marc Bustamante, James Coignard, Philippe Favier, Fabrice Hybert, Jean Le Gac, JR Leloup, Jean Miotte, Jacques Monory, François Morellet, Bernard Pagès, Ernest Pignon-Ernest, Jean-Pierre Pincemin, Bernard Taride, Bernar Venet, André Verdet, and Jacques Villeglé.
Curatorial Remarks:
The paper type and composition size 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 Olive Branch
2004

Source
2004

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. The Olive Branch. 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION The Olive Branch
Ink, pencil, colored pencil, and correction fluid on paper
2004

First Version

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. The Olive Branch. 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 1 of 2, state I of II
2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. The Olive Branch. 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 1 of 2, state II of II
2004

Second Version

Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. The Olive Branch. 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 2 of 2, only state
2004