Cat. No. 1010/I, variant 3
Strange Fellows
- State/Variant:
- State I of II, variant
- Date:
- 1989
- Alternate Title:
- The Puritan
- Themes
- Architecture
- Techniques
- Etching
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate (overall): 11 13/16 x 6 15/16" (30 x 17.7 cm); sheet: 23 1/4 x 15 11/16" (59 x 39.8 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Wingate Studio
- Edition:
- 4 known variant impressions of state I
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state II.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Background:
- This composition was initially developed in 1989 in conjunction with Benjamin Shiff, director of Osiris, as a preliminary trial for the book project "the puritan" (see below in Related Works in the Catalogue) although it did not ultimately appear in that book. Bourgeois and Shiff returned to the composition in 2003, creating impressions with hand additions, and also impressions for inclusion in the book, “One’s Sleep".
- Former Cat. No.:
- W & S 82
- Description:
- Etching
- Artist’s Remarks:
- "This is not a column, it is a self-portrait... see the hair?" Pointing to the little house, Bourgeois said, "This is where I came from, but I'm smart... look what I became! It is completely free... it can stand alone." (Quote cited in Wye, Deborah and Carol Smith. “The Prints of Louise Bourgeois.” New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1994, p. 155.)
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 476.1993
State I of II, variant
1989
The Strange Fellows
1989-2003
State I of II, variant
1989
<i>Strange Fellows</i>
1989
State I of II, variant
1989
<i>Strange Fellows</i>
1989
State I of II, variant
1989
<i>Strange Fellows</i>
1989
State I of II, variant
1989
<i>Strange Fellows</i>
1989
State II of II
1989-2003
<i>Strange Fellows</i>
1989-2003
State II of II
1989-2003
<i>Strange Fellows</i>
1989-2003
State II of II
2003
<i>Strange Fellows</i>, plate 5 of 18, from the illustrated book, <i>One's Sleep </i>(1)
2003
State II of II
2003
<i>Strange Fellows</i>, plate 5 of 18, from the illustrated book, <i>One's Sleep </i>(3)
2003
Illustrated Book
2003
One's Sleep
2003
<i>One's Sleep</i>
2003
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Montée Difficile
Version 1 of 2, only state
1946-1947
<i>Montée Difficile</i>
1946-1947
The Sky's the Limit
Version 2 of 2, only state
1989-2003
<i>The Sky's the Limit</i>
1989-2003
In the Distance
Version 2 of 2, only state
1989-2003
<i>In the Distance</i>
1989-2003
the puritan
1990
<i>the puritan</i>
1990
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 1)
Version 1 of 3, state X of X
1947
Plate 9 of 9, from the illustrated book,<i> He Disappeared into Complete Silence</i>, first edition (Example 1)
1947
Related Works in Other Mediums
Pillar
1949-1950
Pillar
1949-1950
Medium: Painted bronze and stainless steel
Dimensions: overall: 63 1/4 × 12 × 12" (160.7 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Echo VIII
2007
Echo VIII
2007
Medium: Painted bronze and steel
Dimensions: overall: 78 x 17 x 14" (198.1 x 43.2 x 35.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1947
Untitled
1947
Medium: Pencil and ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 1/2" (31.8 × 24.1 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY