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Louise Bourgeois, The artist at Atelier 17, New York. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence. 1946-1947
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Cat. No. 997.1/IX

Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence

State/Variant:
Version 1 of 3, state X of X
Date:
1946-1947
Alternate Title:
The Hudson River; The Gentle Revenge of the Hudson River; Flood: le Gratte Ciel (Flood: the Skyscraper)
Themes:
Architecture, Nature
Techniques:
Engraving
Description:
Engraving
Dimensions:
plate: 8 3/4 x 4" (22.3 x 10.1 cm); sheet: 11 3/16 x 7 11/16" (28.4 x 19.5 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Inscription:
"plate 9" lower left margin, pencil, artist's hand.
Publisher:
unpublished
Edition:
2 known impressions of version 1, state IX
Impression:
Not numbered
Edition Information:
Proof not included in any known example of "He Disappeared into Complete Silence," first edition; and proof before the editioning of version 3, state III, in the second edition. Published examples of the first edition are identified by Example numbers in the Evolving Composition Diagram below. The published example of the second edition is the last entry in the Evolving Composition Diagram.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from version 1, state IX, in engraving: hatch marks added to pentagonal form and top of middle structure.
Artist’s Remarks:
The structures "have tried to keep their dignity, but they have been overrun and broken by the flood of the river. Proud as they once were, now they have broken down. How sad.... Guilt and depression come after losing control. They were almost destroyed. No one can do anything against the unpredictable river. But, they are still standing... there is still life here... there can be regeneration." (Quote cited in Wye, Deborah and Carol Smith. "The Prints of Louise Bourgeois." New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1994, p. 95.)
Curatorial Remarks:
In Wye and Smith, "The Prints of Louise Bourgeois," 1994, p. 96, this impression was catalogued as state VI. It has since been determined to be an impression of state IX.
Former Cat. No.:
W & S 37
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
454.1993

Plate 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence
1946-2005

First Version

Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 11). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 11)
Version 1 of 3, state I of X
1947
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence. 1946-1947
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence
Version 1 of 3, state II of X
1946-1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 15). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 15)
Version 1 of 3, state III of X
1947
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence. 1946-1947
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence
Version 1 of 3, state IV of X
1946-1947
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence. 1946-1947
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence
Version 1 of 3, state V of X
1946-1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 19). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 19)
Version 1 of 3, state VI of X
1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 12). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 12)
Version 1 of 3, state VII of X
1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 18). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 18)
Version 1 of 3, state VIII of X
1947
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence. 1946-1947
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence
Version 1 of 3, state IX of X
1946-1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 14). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 14)
Version 1 of 3, state IX of X
1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 16). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 16)
Version 1 of 3, state IX of X
1947
Louise Bourgeois, The artist at Atelier 17, New York. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence. 1946-1947
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence
Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1946-1947
Published Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 1). 1947
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 1)
Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 2). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 2)
Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 3). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 3)
Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 4). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 4)
Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 5). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 5)
Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 6). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 6)
Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 7). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 7)
Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 8). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 8)
Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 9). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 9)
Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 10). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 10)
Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 13). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 13)
Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 17). 1947
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 17)
Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947

Second Version

Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition. 1995
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Version 2 of 3, only state
1995

Third Version

Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition. 1995
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Version 3 of 3, state I of III
1995
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition. 1995
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Version 3 of 3, state I of III, variant
1995
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition. 1995
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Version 3 of 3, state II of III
1995
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition. 1995
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Version 3 of 3, state III of III
1995
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition. 1995-2003
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Version 3 of 3, state III of III, variant
1995-2003
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition. 1995-2003
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Version 3 of 3, state III of III, variant
1995-2003
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition. 1995-2003
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Version 3 of 3, state III of III, variant
1995-2003
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition. 1995-2003
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Version 3 of 3, state III of III, variant
1995-2003
Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition. 1995-2003
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Version 3 of 3, state III of III, variant
1995-2003
Published Louise Bourgeois. Plate 9 of 11, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition. 2005
Plate 9 of 11, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Version 3 of 3, state III of III
2005

Illustrated Book
1947

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2005

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Illustrated Book
1947 (first edition); 2005 (second edition)

Louise Bourgeois. He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first and second editions. 1947 (first edition); 2005 (second edition)
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