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Cat. No. 1309

Rivière (#6)

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2008
Descriptive Title:
English translation: "River (#6)"
Themes:
Abstraction, Nature
Techniques:
Etching
Description:
Etching, with watercolor and gouache additions
Support:
Paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 9 3/8 × 10 1/8" (23.8 × 25.7 cm)
Signature:
"Louise Bourgeois" right lower margin, pencil.
Publisher:
Osiris, New York
Printer:
Wingate Studio, Hinsdale, NH
Edition:
5 known impressions of the only state
Impression:
Not numbered
Edition Information:
The hand additions on this composition vary from impression to impression, as do the titles. Two examples, titled, “Rivière” (# 2 and #6), relate to a similar composition, where 3 examples are titled “Rivière” (#1, #3, and #4); the latter are seen below in Related Works in the Catalogue. [There is no known composition titled “Rivière (#5)”.] The orientations of examples of this composition also vary. For comparisons, see the Evolving Composition Diagram.
Curatorial Remarks:
The color of the hand additions, plate size, and paper type could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person.

The publisher Osiris groups this composition with 22 other compositions under the title "23 Small Works on Paper." Each of the works can be displayed individually. The full set is as follows:
"Le Feu dans la Grille"
"Les Inondations"
"Mouillés le Soir"
"La Peur de l'Eau"
"Le Soir"
"Les Tangos de l'Après Guerre"
"Tourbillon"
"Les Fleurs à Deauville"
"Le Jardin du Luxembourg"
"Memories Qui Renaissent"
"Rivière (#4)"
"Rue de Lille"
"Son Bruit Réverbéré Contre la Montagne"
"D'Eau"
"Fountain (#1)"
"Hommage à Miro"
"Je Cherche Après Titine"
"Les Meules"
"Les Mimosas d'Abord"
"Napoleon en Égypte"
"Rayons du Soleil"
"Rivière (#6)"
"Ton Coeur Ton Coeur"

Fleur; Notre Dame des Fleurs; Rivière; I Do
2007-2009

States

Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Fleur. 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Fleur
Only state
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Notre Dame des Fleurs. 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Notre Dame des Fleurs
Only state
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Rivière (#2). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Rivière (#2)
Only state
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Rivière (#6). 2008
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Rivière (#6)
Only state
2008
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. I Do (#2). 2009
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION I Do (#2)
Only state
2009