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Cat. No. 1023/B

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State/Variant:
Component B, only state
Date:
c. 1989
Themes
Abstraction, Spirals
Techniques
Aquatint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 6 7/8 x 3 15/16" (17.5 x 10.1 cm); sheet: 15 9/16 x 11 7/16" (39 x 29 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Wingate Studio
Edition:
1 known impression of component B
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition at any state.

This composition appears on its own and also as part of a diptych and a triptych. It is designated component B to distinguish it from the other plates used in the diptych and the triptych, which are designated component A and component C. (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
Descriptive Title:
Narrow Spiral
Description:
Aquatint
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
645.1993
© 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