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Cat. No. 1023.1

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State/Variant:
Diptych version (components A and B), only state
Date:
1989-1990
Themes
Abstraction, Spirals
Techniques
Aquatint, Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper, with chine collé
Dimensions:
plate (a): 6 7/8 × 4 15/16" (17.5 × 12.6 cm); plate (b): 6 7/8 × 4" (17.5 × 10.1 cm); sheet: 18 7/8 x 14 1/16" (48 x 35.7cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Wingate Studio
Edition:
1 known impression of the diptych version
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition at any state.

The plates (components A and B) that appear in this diptych also appear on their own and in a triptych. (See Evolving Composition Diagram).
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
In 1989, to help Bourgeois prepare for what would be a major project together, "the puritan," Ben Shiff of Osiris, New York, provided her with test plates on which she made various technical experiments. See Related Works in the Catalogue.
Former Cat. No.:
W & S B6 and B7
Descriptive Title:
Narrow Spiral; Wide Spiral
Description:
Aquatint and drypoint, with chine collé
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
646.1993
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

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1989-1990

Component A
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Component B
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Component C
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Diptych Version
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Triptych Version
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Related Works in the Catalogue

Tops
Progression
the puritan
The Ladder of Success