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Cat. No. 1023.2

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State/Variant:
Triptych version (components A, B, and C), only state
Date:
1989-1990
Themes
Abstraction, Spirals
Techniques
Aquatint, Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper, with cream chine collé and crease from being folded down the center
Dimensions:
plate (a): 14 7/8 × 11 7/8" (37.8 × 30.1 cm); plate (b): 6 7/8 × 4 15/16" (17.5 × 12.6 cm); plate (c): 6 7/8 × 4" (17.5 × 10.1 cm); sheet: 21 5/8 × 32 3/4" (55 × 83.2 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Wingate Studio
Edition:
1 known impression of the triptych version
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition at any state.

The plates (components A, B, and C) that appear in this triptych also appear on their own and in a diptych (components A and B). (See Evolving Composition Diagram.)

The plate used in component C was also issued as part of a two-plate composition for the edition of "The Ladder of Success," seen in Related Works in the Catalogue.
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.
Curatorial Remarks:
This composition is printed on a signature (a sheet that is folded once and comprises 4 pages). If the sheet is folded, the plates appear on page 2 and 3 of 4. The sheet is shown open here.
Former Cat. No.:
W & S B3, B6, and B7
Descriptive Title:
Drips, Large Plate; Narrow Spiral; Wide Spiral
Description:
Aquatint and drypoint, with chine collé
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
647.1993
© 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