MoMA
A-|A+

LOUISE BOURGEOIS: COMPLETE BOOKS & PRINTS

Louise Bourgeois: Complete Books & Prints
Advanced Search

View Works Chronologically:

Compositions (1,574)
Sheets (5,410)



Showing 1 of 1

Cat. No. 254.2/IV

Untitled (Wide Tree)

State/Variant:
Version 2 of 2, state IV of IV
Date:
2005
Descriptive Title:
Wide Tree
Themes:
Figures, Nature
Techniques:
Drypoint
Description:
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove Hahnemühle paper
Dimensions:
plate: 9 15/16 × 9 13/16" (25.3 × 25 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 × 11" (39.4 × 27.9 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right margin, pencil.
Publisher:
unpublished
Printer:
Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:
2 known impressions of version 2, state IV
Impression:
Not numbered
Edition Information:
Proof after the editioning of version 1, states I-III, in the series of portfolios, "Les Arbres" (1-6).

Version 2 was not issued as a published edition at any state.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from version 1: composition rendered on a new plate, in drypoint; image simplified and inverted.
Changes from version 2, state III in drypoint: horizon line, figure, branches, and roots further delineated and reinforced overall.
Changes from version 2, state III by burnishing: abdomen refined.
Curatorial Remarks:
The second known impression of version 2, state IV could not be reproduced because this work is not in MoMA's collection and could not be examined in person.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of The Easton Foundation
MoMA Accession Number:
571.2016
This Work in Other Collections:
Tate Modern, London

Untitled (Wide Tree), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
2004-2005

First Version

Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Wide Tree), in Les Arbres (4), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6). 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 1 of 2, state I of III
2004
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Wide Tree), in Les Arbres (1), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6). 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 1 of 2, state II of III
2004
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Wide Tree), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6). 2004
Version 1 of 2, state III of III, variant
2004
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Wide Tree), in Les Arbres (2), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6). 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 1 of 2, state III of III
2004
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Wide Tree), in Les Arbres (3), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6). 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 1 of 2, state III of III
2004
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Wide Tree), in Les Arbres (5), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6). 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 1 of 2, state III of III
2004
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Wide Tree), in Les Arbres (6), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6). 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 1 of 2, state III of III
2004

Second Version

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Wide Tree). 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 2 of 2, state I of IV
2004
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Wide Tree). 2004-2005
Version 2 of 2, state II of IV
2004-2005
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Wide Tree). 2004-2005
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 2 of 2, state III of IV, variant
2004-2005
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Wide Tree). 2004-2005
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Version 2 of 2, state III of IV, variant
2004-2005
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Wide Tree). 2005
Version 2 of 2, state IV of IV
2005

Series
2004

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Les Arbres (1-6). 2004
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Les Arbres (1-6)
2004
More About This Work