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Louise Bourgeois. Look Up! 2009
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION

Cat. No. 771

Look Up!

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2009
Themes:
Abstraction, Nature
Techniques:
Etching
Description:
Soft ground etching, with selective wiping
Support:
Smooth, wove paper (2 sheets, displayed vertically and slightly overlapping at the meeting point)
Dimensions:
composition (upper): 46 1/4 × 10 11/16" (117.5 × 27.2 cm); sheet (upper): 46 1/4 × 10 11/16" (117.5 × 27.2 cm); composition (lower): 45 1/16 × 10 11/16" (114.5 × 27.2 cm); sheet (lower): 46 5/8 × 10 11/16" (118.5 × 27.2 cm); sheet (overall): 91 5/16" (232 cm) (when exhibited, the upper sheet slightly overlaps the lower sheet to connect the upper and lower halves of the composition)
Signature:
"LB" lower right comp., pencil.
Inscription:
Upper sheet verso: "(Look Up) / Top" lower center sheet, pencil, artist's hand. Lower sheet verso: "(Look Up) / 3/9 Bottom" lower center sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
Publisher:
Osiris, New York
Printer:
Wingate Studio, Hinsdale, NH
Edition:
9
Impression:
"3/9" lower left comp., pencil, artist's hand.
Edition Information:
“Look Up!” was made with 7 plates arranged vertically. The plates are numbered 1-7 according to their positions in “Look Up!” from top to bottom. Impressions of the individual plates can be seen in the Plates 1-7 row in the Evolving Composition Diagram below. The full “Look Up!” composition is seen in the States row.

In the “Look Up!” edition of 9, selective wiping and sheet size vary from impression to impression. Also, impression number “3/9” is printed on a cream paper, as opposed to the beige paper used for all other impressions in the edition. There are 2 known cancellation proofs, each with a large “X” drawn across the composition from each corner of the plate.

The unique variants and the series of installation sets “La Rivière Gentille” (1-3) use only “Look Up!” plates 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 (not 4 and 7). Some unique variants use a single plate while others use a combination. All known unique variants have hand additions and can be seen in the Unique Variants row in the Evolving Composition Diagram. The unique variants in “La Rivière Gentille” are organized separately; panels from all 3 sets are in rows according to which combination of plates is used.
Background:
Benjamin Shiff, the director of the Osiris imprint, collaborated with Bourgeois in a highly experimental phase of printmaking that occupied the last years of her life, from 2005 to 2010. He first established a working relationship with the artist in the 1990s, but the late period is particularly noteworthy for the innovative and complex large-scale projects that evolved at that time. Shiff made use of professional workshops for printing, but he oversaw the creation of the printing plates as Bourgeois worked on them in her home studio. He also provided assistance as she added extensive hand additions and texts, and as she combined individual compositions into multi-panel works.
Curatorial Remarks:
The partial plate impressions seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram were each numbered by the artist on their versos. However, MoMA cataloguers renumbered the partial plates according to their positions (from top to bottom) in the full composition of the "Look Up!" edition. See the inscriptions on each partial plate impression for the artist's numbering.

Look Up!; La Rivière Gentille; No. 7 in Nothing to Remember (set 1)
2004-2010

Plates 1-7

Louise Bourgeois. Plate 1 of 7 from Look Up! 2005
Plate 1 of 7 from Look Up!
Only state
2005
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 2 of 7 from Look Up! 2005
Plate 2 of 7 from Look Up!
Only state
2005
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 3 of 7 from Look Up! 2005
Plate 3 of 7 from Look Up!
Only state
2005
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 4 of 7 from Look Up! 2005
Plate 4 of 7 from Look Up!
Only state
2005
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 5 of 7 from Look Up! 2005
Plate 5 of 7 from Look Up!
Only state
2005
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 6 of 7 from Look Up! 2005
Plate 6 of 7 from Look Up!
Only state
2005
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 7 of 7 from Look Up! 2005
Plate 7 of 7 from Look Up!
Only state
2005

States

Published Louise Bourgeois. Look Up! 2009
Look Up!
Only state, variant
2009
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Look Up! 2009
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Look Up!
Only state
2009
Published Louise Bourgeois. Look Up! 2009
Look Up!
Only state
2009

Unique Variants

Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. C'est le Murmure de l'Eau Qui Chante. 2005
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION C'est le Murmure de l'Eau Qui Chante
Only state, unique variant
2005
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 7, in Nothing to Remember (set 1), from the series of folio sets (1-6). 2004-2006
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 7, in Nothing to Remember (set 1), from the series of folio sets (1-6)
Only state, unique variant
2004-2006
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. La Pousse Bleue. 2006
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION La Pousse Bleue
Only state, unique variant
2006
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Pregnant Woman. 2006
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Pregnant Woman
Only state, unique variant
2006
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Les Trois. 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Les Trois
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Les Cinq. 2006
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Les Cinq
Only state, unique variant
2006
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Nous Deux. 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Nous Deux
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Nous Sommes Cinq. 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Nous Sommes Cinq
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Look Up!! (#1). 2009
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Look Up!! (#1)
Only state, unique variant
2009
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Look Up!! (#2). 2009
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Look Up!! (#2)
Only state, unique variant
2009
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Look Up!! (#3). 2010
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Look Up!! (#3)
Only state, unique variant
2010
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Look Up!! (#4). 2010
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Look Up!! (#4)
Only state, unique variant
2010
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Look Up!! (#5). 2010
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Look Up!! (#5)
Only state, unique variant
2010

La Rivière Gentille pl. 5 & 6

Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 2 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 2 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 6 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 6 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 12 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 12 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 23 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 23 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 8 of 48 in La Rivière Gentille (set 2), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 8 of 48 in La Rivière Gentille (set 2), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 12 of 48 in La Rivière Gentille (set 2), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 12 of 48 in La Rivière Gentille (set 2), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 21 of 48 in La Rivière Gentille (set 2), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 21 of 48 in La Rivière Gentille (set 2), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 35 of 48 in La Rivière Gentille (set 2), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 35 of 48 in La Rivière Gentille (set 2), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 27 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 27 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007

La Rivière Gentille pl. 1 & 2

Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 3 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 3 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 5 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 5 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 8 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 8 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 25 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 25 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 34 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 34 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 41 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 41 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 10 of 48 in La Rivière Gentille (set 2), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 10 of 48 in La Rivière Gentille (set 2), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 2 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 2 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 3 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 3 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 4 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 4 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 6 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 6 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 15 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 15 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 25 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 25 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007

La Rivière Gentille pl. 2 & 3

Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 10 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 10 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 29 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 29 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 33 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 33 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 40 of 48 in La Rivière Gentille (set 2), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 40 of 48 in La Rivière Gentille (set 2), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 22 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 22 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007

La Rivière Gentille pl. 3 & 5

Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 19 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 19 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 28 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 28 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007

La Rivière Gentille pl. 1, 2 & 3

Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 23 of 48 in La Rivière Gentille (set 2), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 23 of 48 in La Rivière Gentille (set 2), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 27 of 48 in La Rivière Gentille (set 2), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 27 of 48 in La Rivière Gentille (set 2), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 24 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 24 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007

La Rivière Gentille pl. 2, 3 & 5

Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 9 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 9 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007

La Rivière Gentille pl. 3, 5 & 6

Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 26 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 26 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 29 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 29 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007

La Rivière Gentille pl. 2-3, 5-6

Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, no. 23 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3). 2007
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled, no. 23 of 30 in La Rivière Gentille (set 3), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
Only state, unique variant
2007

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