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Cat. No. 1023/C

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State/Variant:
Component C, only state
Date:
c. 1989
Themes
Abstraction
Techniques
Aquatint, Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 14 7/8 x 11 7/8" (37.8 x 30.1 cm); sheet: 21 7/8 x 32 13/16" (55 x 83.3 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Wingate Studio
Edition:
1 known impression of component C
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 C to distinguish it from the other plates used in the diptych and the triptych, which are designated component A and component 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.
Former Cat. No.:
W & S B3
Descriptive Title:
Drips, Large Plate
Description:
Aquatint
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
652.1993
© 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