Cat. No. 582/III
Spiral Woman, plate 2 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
- State/Variant:
- State III of X
- Date:
- 2001
- Descriptive Title:
-
English translation: "The Reparation"
- Themes:
- Body Parts, Figures, Spirals
- Techniques:
- Engraving
- Description:
- Engraving
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 11 7/16 x 9" (29 x 22.8 cm); sheet: 16 1/8 x 13" (41 x 33 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state III
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state X.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state II by burnishing: deep burr on outlines removed.
Changes from state II in engraving: outlines re-drawn overall. - Other Remarks:
- According to the artist's assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, and printer Felix Harlan, the source for this print is the 1984 sculpture, "Spiral Woman." Harlan says that the closely related drawing from 2002 (seen below in Related Works in Other Mediums) was probably taken from an impression of the print. Bourgeois also made a photocopy of the drawing with hand additions. Both were made as part of the artist's working process midway through the platemaking.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1111.2008
- This Work in Other Collections:
- Tate Modern, London (state X on paper)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY