Untitled, plate 13 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series

Cat. No. 442/II, variant 1

Untitled, plate 13 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series

State/Variant:
State II of III, variant
Date:
1993
Alternate Title:
Robert
Themes
Architecture, Figures, Objects
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 8 3/8 x 6 1/4" (21.3 x 15.9 cm); sheet: 26 x 18 1/16" (66 x 45.8 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
2 known impressions of state II
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of state III.
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
Bourgeois was often inspired by the subjects of early drawings when creating works at much later dates. This 1994 portfolio is an example of a project based primarily on drawings from the 1940s and referring to her life in New York at that time. The exceptions are as follows: plate 1, based on a drawing from 1986 that references childbirth; plates 4 and 9, based on drawings from the 1940s but depicting memories of her childhood years in France; plate 11, most probably based on a drawing from the 1940s of a European hotel desk.

Bourgeois was married to American art historian, Robert Goldwater.
Curatorial Remarks:
Of the 14 plates in "Autobiographical Series," Bourgeois titled plates 6 and 12. The untitled plates have been assigned descriptive titles for cataloguing purposes.
Descriptive Title:
Sleeping Man
Description:
Drypoint, with pencil additions
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state I, in drypoint: button added to coat; left cuff further delineated; left armrest further delineated; opening of coat articulated on right.
Additions in pencil: opening of coat further delineated on chest, horizontal line added to base of left armrest, both anticipating state III.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
592.1996
This Work in Other Collections:
Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, Québec
Museu da Gravura Cidade de Curitiba, Brazil
Tate Modern, London
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Untitled, plate 13 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series

1993-1994

Source

1940

Robert

Source

1940

Robert
States
Untitled, plate 13 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series
Untitled, plate 13 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series
Untitled, plate 13 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series
Untitled, plate 13 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series

Portfolio

1994

Autobiographical Series

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