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Cat. No. 758.1/II, variant 1

The Ainu Tree

State/Variant:
Version 1 of 2, state II of IV, variant
Date:
1999
Themes:
Nature
Techniques:
Drypoint
Description:
Drypoint
Support:
Slightly textured, laid paper
Dimensions:
plate: 23 1/4 x 14 7/8" (59 x 37.8 cm); sheet: 29 15/16 x 22 1/16" (76 x 56 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher:
unpublished
Printer:
Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:
2 known variant impressions of version 1, state II
Impression:
Not numbered
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of version 2.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state I, in drypoint: roots further delineated and contours of root mound and trunk reinforced.
Background:
Version 2 of this composition was published as a benefit for the organization, "Ainu Minzoku-to Chikyu Shimin-no Kai," Sapporo, Japan. Bourgeois's son, Jean-Louis Bourgeois, visited Japan to accept an award for the artist. While there, he learned of the plight and poverty of the Ainu, an indigenous Japanese tribe. He asked his mother to execute a benefit print for the organization.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
795.2008

The Ainu Tree
1999

Source
1944

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 1944
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Untitled
Oil on foil paper
1944

Studies

Louise Bourgeois. Study for The Ainu Tree. 1999
Study
1999
Louise Bourgeois. Study for The Ainu Tree. 1999
Study
1999

First Version

Louise Bourgeois. The Ainu Tree. 1999
Version 1 of 2, state I of IV, variant
1999
Louise Bourgeois. The Ainu Tree. 1999
Version 1 of 2, state I of IV, variant
1999
Louise Bourgeois. The Ainu Tree. 1999
Version 1 of 2, state II of IV, variant
1999
Louise Bourgeois. The Ainu Tree. 1999
Version 1 of 2, state II of IV, variant
1999
Louise Bourgeois. The Ainu Tree. 1999
Version 1 of 2, state III of IV
1999
Louise Bourgeois. The Ainu Tree. 1999
Version 1 of 2, state IV of IV
1999

Second Version

Published Louise Bourgeois. The Ainu Tree. 1999
Version 2 of 2, only state
1999