Untitled, plate 8 of 12, from the portfolio, Anatomy

Cat. No. 1048.1, variant

Untitled, plate 8 of 12, from the portfolio, Anatomy

State/Variant:
Version 1 of 2, only state, variant
Date:
1989
Alternate Title:
Sexy Demeanor; The Sexy One; Slow Gait; The Gait
Themes
Body Parts
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 6 15/16 x 4 15/16" (17.7 x 12.6 cm); sheet: 14 1/8 × 10 1/2" (35.9 × 26.6 cm)
Signature:
"L. Bourgeois" lower right margin, pencil.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
5 known impressions of version 1, only state
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of version 2, only state.
Impression:
Not numbered
Former Cat. No.:
W & S 104.1
Description:
Drypoint, with black ink and pencil additions
Inscription:
"happy Birthday / 1989" lower left margin, pencil, artist's hand. Verso: "sexy demeanor / the Sexy one. / 1989" upper right sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
Artist’s Remarks:
"This is not a self-portrait... this is Jerry [Gorovoy, the artist's assistant]. This is 'toi,' all the others are 'moi.' You see the structure is a man's body because the hips are narrow. When I sit on the stoop I look for Jerry coming down the street. Finally I spot him by his special size and gait."

"Someone can be recognized by the way he moves... it is very personal... the assurance or the fear in his movements reveals the state he is in. It can be constricted or it can be free. My own desire for the unconstricted is proven by my interest in reptiles... snakes, maggots, worms, caterpillars. They are all completely free because there is no bone... they undulate." Indicating the area of the hips Bourgeois said, "We undulate the best we can in this part of the body... even with the bones!" (Quotes cited in Wye, Deborah and Carol Smith. "The Prints of Louise Bourgeois." New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1994, p. 171)
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
551.1993
This Work in Other Collections:
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (3 impressions of version 1, only state)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Untitled, no. 8 of 12, from the portfolio, Anatomy

1989-1990

Source

1985

Untitled

Source

1987

Untitled (Anatomy)
First Version
Untitled, plate 8 of 12, from the portfolio, Anatomy
Untitled, plate 8 of 12, from the portfolio, Anatomy
Second Version
Untitled, plate 8 of 12, from the portfolio, Anatomy
Untitled, no. 8 of 12, from the portfolio, Anatomy

Portfolio

1989-1990

Anatomy

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