Cat. No. 2/II
Hairy Spider
- State/Variant:
- State II of II
- Date:
- 2001
- Themes
- Spiders
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 11 7/8 x 9 13/16" (30.2 x 25 cm); sheet: 18 15/16 x 16 1/16" (48.1 x 40.8 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois 2001" lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- Harlan & Weaver
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 25 on paper; plus 7 A.P., 5 P.P., 1 B.A.T., and an edition of 10 on fabric with 4 A.P., 1 P.P.
- Edition Information:
- There are 2 known variant impressions of state II, outside the two editions.
- Impression:
- "a.p. 6/7" lower left margin, pencil, artist's hand.
- Description:
- Drypoint
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state I in drypoint: hair added.
- Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscribed on the verso of the source drawing: "Spider doll in blue / hairy legs Spider / The obese Spider from Haiti"
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 36.2002
- This Work in Other Collections:
- Brooklyn Museum, New York
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
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State II of II
2001
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Hairy Spider
2001
Source
2001
Not in MoMA's Collection
Hairy Spider
2001
Not in MoMA's Collection
Hairy Spider
2001
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Studies
Study
2001
Untitled (Study for<i> Hairy Spider</i>)
2001
Study
2001
Untitled (Study for<i> Hairy Spider</i>)
2001
States
State I of II
2001
<i>Hairy Spider</i>
2001
State II of II, variant
2001
<i>Hairy Spider</i>
2001
State II of II, variant
2001
<i>Hairy Spider</i>
2001
Published
State II of II
2001
<i>Hairy Spider</i>
2001
Published
Not in MoMA's Collection
State II of II
2001
Not in MoMA's Collection
<i>Hairy Spider</i>
2001
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1999
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1999
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1994
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1994
Medium: Gouache, pencil, and crayon on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 3/4 x 11 1/2" (29.8 x 29.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY