Untitled, plate 14 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series

Cat. No. 443/VI

Untitled, plate 14 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series

State/Variant:
State VI of VI
Date:
1994
Portfolio:
Autobiographical Series
Alternate Title:
Self Portrait
Themes
Faces & Portaits, Figures, Objects
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove Somerset paper
Dimensions:
plate: 13 1/8 x 8 1/4" (33.4 x 20.9 cm); sheet: 22 7/16 x 15 1/16" (57 x 38.3 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right margin, pencil.
Publisher
Peter Blum Edition
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
35; plus 10 H.C.
Edition Information:
There is one known impression of state VI, outside the edition, in MoMA's Collection (Accession Number: 643.2008). It is not illustrated, due to its similiarity to the impression seen here.
Impression:
"III/X" lower left margin, pencil, unknown hand.
Background:
Bourgeois was often inspired by the subjects of early drawings when creating works at much later dates. This 1994 portfolio is an example of a project based primarily on drawings from the 1940s and referring to her life in New York at that time. The exceptions are as follows: plate 1, based on a drawing from 1986 that references childbirth; plates 4 and 9, based on drawings from the 1940s but depicting memories of her childhood years in France; plate 11, most probably based on a drawing from the 1940s of a European hotel desk.
Curatorial Remarks:
Of the 14 plates in "Autobiographical Series," Bourgeois titled plates 6 and 12. The untitled plates have been assigned descriptive titles for cataloguing purposes.
Descriptive Title:
Sculptress
Description:
Drypoint
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state V, by burnishing: mouth and lock of hair below ear removed.
Installation Remarks:
The prints in this portfolio can be shown as a group or individually. There is no required sequence.
Bibliography:
Malbert, Roger, and Juliet Mitchell. "Louise Bourgeois: Autobiographical Prints." London: Hayward, 2016. (Catalogue accompanying the touring exhibition "Louise Bourgeois Prints: Autobiographical Series and 11 Drypoints".)
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
74.1997.14
This Work in Other Collections:
Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland
Museu da Gravura Cidade de Curitiba, Brazil
Tate Modern, London
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Untitled, plate 14 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series

1993-1994

Source

1945

Self Portrait
States
Untitled, plate 14 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series
Untitled, plate 14 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series
Untitled, plate 14 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series
Untitled, plate 14 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series
Untitled, plate 14 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series
Untitled, plate 14 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series
Untitled, plate 14 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series

Portfolio

1994

Autobiographical Series

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