Easton

Cat. No. 425/I

Easton

State/Variant:
State I of III
Date:
c. 1941
Alternate Title:
Summer II; Interior #4; Easton Serving
Themes
Architecture, Figures, Objects
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 7 1/2 x 4 15/16" (19.1 x 12.6 cm); sheet: 14 7/8 x 10 15/16" (37.8 x 27.8 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower left margin, pencil.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Louise Bourgeois
Edition:
1 known impression of state I
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition at any state.
Impression:
Not numbered
Curatorial Remarks:
Although some impressions of this composition are dated 1940, Bourgeois and her family purchased the house in Easton in 1941, so a circa 1941 date is given here.
Former Cat. No.:
W & S 19
Description:
Drypoint
Inscription:
"Easton" lower right margin, pencil, artist's hand; "1940" [erased] lower right margin, pencil, artist's hand (?). Verso: "Easton Serving" lower right sheet, pencil, artist's hand; "72" [circled] lower right sheet, pencil, artist's hand.

The alternate titles are derived from this impression's inscriptions and inscriptions on other known impressions of this composition, all in the artist's hand.
Artist’s Remarks:
"This is the house in Easton, with its dining room window opening out," Bourgeois said, referring to her family's country house in Connecticut. "This was to show how nice the house was, and to show how perfect a hostess I could be. I am very pleased.... This scene is very loving." (Quote cited in Wye, Deborah and Carol Smith. "The Prints of Louise Bourgeois." New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1994, p. 60.)
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
123.1990.1
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Easton

c. 1941

States
Easton
Easton
Easton
Easton

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