LOUISE BOURGEOIS: COMPLETE BOOKS & PRINTS

Descriptive Title:

Narrow Spiral; Wide Spiral

Themes:

Abstraction, Spirals

Techniques:

Aquatint, Drypoint

Description:

Aquatint and drypoint, with chine collé

Support:

Smooth, wove paper, with chine collé

Dimensions:

plate (a): 6 7/8 × 4 15/16" (17.5 × 12.6 cm); plate (b): 6 7/8 × 4" (17.5 × 10.1 cm); sheet: 18 7/8 x 14 1/16" (48 x 35.7cm)

Signature:

Not signed

Publisher:

unpublished

Printer:

Wingate Studio, Hinsdale, NH

Edition:

1 known impression of the diptych version

Impression:

Not numbered

Edition Information:

Not issued as a published edition at any state.

The plates (components A and B) that appear in this diptych also appear on their own and in a triptych. (See Evolving Composition Diagram).

Background:

In 1989, to help Bourgeois prepare for what would be a major project together, "the puritan," Ben Shiff of Osiris, New York, provided her with test plates on which she made various technical experiments. See Related Works in the Catalogue.

Former Cat. No.:

W & S B6 and B7

MoMA Credit Line:

Gift of the artist

MoMA Accession Number:

646.1993

© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY