Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence

Cat. No. 997.1/IX

Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence

State/Variant:
Version 1 of 3, state X of X
Date:
1946-1947
Alternate Title:
The Hudson River; The Gentle Revenge of the Hudson River; Flood: le Gratte Ciel (Flood: the Skyscraper)
Themes
Architecture, Nature
Techniques
Engraving
Dimensions:
plate: 8 3/4 x 4" (22.3 x 10.1 cm); sheet: 11 3/16 x 7 11/16" (28.4 x 19.5 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher
unpublished
Edition:
2 known impressions of version 1, state IX
Edition Information:
Proof not included in any known example of "He Disappeared into Complete Silence," first edition; and proof before the editioning of version 3, state III, in the second edition. Published examples of the first edition are identified by Example numbers in the Evolving Composition Diagram below. The published example of the second edition is the last entry in the Evolving Composition Diagram.
Impression:
Not numbered
Curatorial Remarks:
In Wye and Smith, "The Prints of Louise Bourgeois," 1994, p. 96, this impression was catalogued as state VI. It has since been determined to be an impression of state IX.
Former Cat. No.:
W & S 37
Description:
Engraving
Inscription:
"plate 9" lower left margin, pencil, artist's hand.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from version 1, state IX, in engraving: hatch marks added to pentagonal form and top of middle structure.
Artist’s Remarks:
The structures "have tried to keep their dignity, but they have been overrun and broken by the flood of the river. Proud as they once were, now they have broken down. How sad.... Guilt and depression come after losing control. They were almost destroyed. No one can do anything against the unpredictable river. But, they are still standing... there is still life here... there can be regeneration." (Quote cited in Wye, Deborah and Carol Smith. "The Prints of Louise Bourgeois." New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1994, p. 95.)
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
454.1993
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Plate 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence

1946-2005

First Version
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 11)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 15)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 19)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 12)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 18)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 14)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 16)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 1)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 2)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 3)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 4)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 5)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 6)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 7)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 8)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 9)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 10)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 13)
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 17)
Second Version
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Third Version
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Plate 9 of 11, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition

Illustrated Book

1947

He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition

Illustrated Book

2005

He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition

Illustrated Book

1947

He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first and second editions

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