Louise Bourgeois. The Couple, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation (2003)

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Louise Bourgeois. The Couple, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation. 2003

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Cat. No. 585/VIII

The Couple, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation

State/Variant:: State VIII of XVII
Date:: 2003

Descriptive Title:: English translation: "The Reparation"
Themes:: Figures
Techniques:: Drypoint
Description:: Drypoint, with red and black ink and white correction fluid additions
Support:: Paper
Dimensions:: plate: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8" (25 × 20 cm); sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 3/4" (35.9 × 27.3 cm)
Signature:: "LB" right lower margin, red ink.
Publisher:: unpublished
Printer:: Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:: 1 known impression of state VIII
Impression:: Not numbered
Edition Information:: Proof before the editioning of state XVII.
State Changes and Additions:: Matrices:
The progression of this composition, as seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below, involved 2 plates in 3 different techniques.

Plate 1, in drypoint and engraving: man and woman.

Plate 2, in aquatint: shading in woman's shoes.

State Changes:
Plate 1 printed in black.
Changes from state VII, in drypoint: man's head further developed; hands reconfigured; hanging line extended down to breast.
Curatorial Remarks:: The paper type could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The plate dimensions are from an impression in MoMA's Collection.

The white correction fluid additions are located on the male figure's hand and buttocks, and the female figure's knee.

A publicity poster was made with an image of state XVII for the 2002 documentary about the artist titled "C'est le murmure de l'eau qui chante." It was filmed over the course of 8 years by Brigitte Cornand, a French filmmaker who worked closely with Bourgeois in the last years of her life.
Public Collection:: Tate Modern, London