Cat. No. 1045/I
Untitled, plate 5 of 12, from the portfolio, Anatomy
- State/Variant:
- State I of II
- Date:
- 1989
- Alternate Title:
- Feather Thoughts
- Themes
- Body Parts
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 6 3/4 x 9" (17.1 x 22.8 cm); sheet: 19 1/2 × 14 1/8" (49.5 × 35.8 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state I
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state II.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Former Cat. No.:
- W & S 101
- Description:
- Drypoint
- Artist’s Remarks:
- "This suggests beauty... the thrill of beauty. I love this... I love the total harmony, the thrill of perfection. But thrill can mean you are out of control... it is the ransom of ecstasy." (Quote cited in Wye, Deborah and Carol Smith. "The Prints of Louise Bourgeois." New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1994, p. 169)
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 550.1993
State I of II
1989
Untitled, no. 5 of 12, from the portfolio, Anatomy
1989-1990
Source
1968
Untitled
1968
Untitled
1968
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 19 1/4 × 25 3/8" (48.9 × 64.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
State I of II
1989
Untitled, plate 5 of 12, from the portfolio,<i> Anatomy</i>
1989
State II of II
1989-1990
Untitled, no. 5 of 12, from the portfolio,<i> Anatomy</i>
1989-1990
Portfolio
1989-1990
Anatomy
1989-1990
<i>Anatomy</i>
1989-1990
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2006
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1963-64
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© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
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1997
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1997
Medium: Fabric, nylon, bone, and steel
Dimensions: overall: 12 × 9 1/2 × 33" (30.5 × 24.1 × 83.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1968
Untitled
1968
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 × 11 1/2" (22.9 × 29.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled (Skeleton)
1997
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1997
Medium: Watercolor, gouache, ink, and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 3/8 × 12" (23.8 × 30.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY