Medical Print

Cat. No. 60/III

Medical Print

State/Variant:
State III of III
Date:
2001
Themes
Body Parts, Figures, Motherhood & Family
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove Dieu Donné paper
Dimensions:
plate: 6 7/8 x 8 3/8" (17.5 x 21.3 cm); sheet: 13 x 13 1/2" (33 x 34.3 cm)
Signature:
"Louise Bourgeois 2001" lower right margin, pencil.
Publisher
Harlan & Weaver
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
25; plus 7 A.P., 5 P.P., 1 B.A.T., 1 H.C., and an edition of 2 on fabric
Impression:
"a.p. 6/7" lower left margin, pencil, unknown hand.
Description:
Drypoint, with selective wiping
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state II in drypoint: legs reinforced; hair further delineated.
Other Remarks:
According to Bourgeois's assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, the imagery in this print refers to Bourgeois's preoccupation with the mechanisms of the body and, in particular, bodily fluids, which she called "precious liquids."
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
37.2002
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Medical Print

2001

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2001

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2001

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