LOUISE BOURGEOIS: COMPLETE BOOKS & PRINTS

Alternate Title:

Golden Calf

Descriptive Title:

Cow

Themes:

Animals & Insects

Techniques:

Drypoint

Description:

Drypoint, with blue and red ink, pencil, and white correction fluid additions

Support:

Smooth, wove paper

Dimensions:

plate: 9 15/16 x 11 7/8" (25.2 x 30.2 cm); sheet: 10 7/8 x 14" (27.7 x 35.5 cm)

Signature:

"LB" lower right margin, red ink.

Inscription:

"HC" lower left margin, red ink, artist's hand.

Publisher:

unpublished

Printer:

Harlan & Weaver, New York

Edition:

1 known impression of state II

Impression:

Not numbered

Edition Information:

Not issued as a published edition at any state.

The "HC" inscription, in the artist's hand, does not indicate a conventional H.C. impression, which would be included in an edition.

State Changes and Additions:

Changes from state I, in drypoint: eyes, nose, and shading on hip, shoulder, neck, and ear. Composition reinforced overall.

MoMA Credit Line:

Gift of the artist

MoMA Accession Number:

823.2008

© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY