The Ainu Tree

Cat. No. 758.2

The Ainu Tree

State/Variant:
Version 2 of 2, only state
Date:
1999
Themes
Nature
Techniques
Lithography
Support:
Smooth, wove BFK Rives paper
Dimensions:
composition: 22 15/16 x 15 1/16" (58.3 x 38.3 cm); sheet: 29 1/8 x 20 1/16" (74 x 51 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right margin, pencil.
Publisher
Louise Bourgeois
Printer
SOLO Impression
Edition:
100; plus 20 A.P., 4 P.P., 1 T.P., 1 B.A.T.
Edition Information:
The other known impression of this state, outside the edition, is in MoMA's Collection (Accession Number: 1400.2008). It is not illustrated, due its similarity to this impression. The impression not illustrated includes the following inscription: "HC" lower left margin, red ink, artist's hand. The inscription does not indicate a conventional H.C. impression, which would be counted within the edition.
Impression:
"AP 3" pencil, lower left margin, unknown hand.
Background:
This version of the composition was published as a benefit for the organization, "Ainu Minzoku-to Chikyu Shimin-no Kai," Sapporo, Japan. Bourgeois's son, Jean-Louis Bourgeois, visited Japan to accept an award for the artist. While there, he learned of the plight and poverty of the Ainu, an indigenous Japanese tribe. He asked his mother to execute a benefit print for the organization.
Description:
Lithograph, with red crayon additions
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from version 1: composition transferred to new matrix and color added throughout composition, in lithography.
Additions in red crayon: small portions of roots filled in.
Benefit Work:
For Ainu Minzoku-to Chikyu Shimin-no Kai, Sapporo, Japan.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
15.2002
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

The Ainu Tree

1999

Source

1944

Untitled
Studies
Study for The Ainu Tree
Study for The Ainu Tree
First Version
The Ainu Tree
The Ainu Tree
The Ainu Tree
The Ainu Tree
The Ainu Tree
The Ainu Tree
Second Version
The Ainu Tree

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Untitled (Wide Tree), in Les Arbres (3), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)

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