Cat. No. 239/IV
Head on Fire
- State/Variant:
- State IV of IV
- Date:
- 2000
- Themes:
- Body Parts, Faces & Portraits
- Techniques:
- Drypoint, Engraving
- Description:
- Drypoint and engraving
- Support:
- Smooth, wove Hahnemühle paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 11 x 8 3/8" (27.9 x 21.3 cm); sheet: 17 3/4 x 14 1/2" (45.1 x 36.8 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois 2000" lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 25 on paper; plus 7 A.P., 5 P.P., 2 H.C., 1 T.P., 1 B.A.T.; an edition of 7 (numbered I/VII-VII/VII) on handmade paper with 1 T.P., 1 B.A.T.; and an edition of 6 on fabric
- Impression:
- "a.p. 6/7" lower left margin, pencil, unknown hand.
- Edition Information:
- There is 1 known variant impression of state IV, outside the three editions.
The edition of 7 (numbered I/VII-VII/VII) was printed on Japanese handmade Tosa Washi Sei paper, whereas the edition of 25 on paper was done on smooth, wove Hahnemühle paper. - State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state III in engraving: hair reinforced.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 30.2002
- This Work in Other Collections:
- The Baltimore Museum of Art, MD
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Head on Fire
2000
Source
2000
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
La Tête en Feu
Ink on graph paper
2000
Ink on graph paper
2000
States
State I of IV
2000
2000
State II of IV
2000
2000
State III of IV
2000
2000
State IV of IV, variant
2000
2000
Published
State IV of IV
2000
2000
Published NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State IV of IV
2000
2000
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
