Cat. No. 1062/III
The Son Is Father to the Man
- State/Variant:
- State III of III
- Date:
- 2000
- Themes
- Faces & Portaits, Motherhood & Family
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove Hiromi Yugen paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 7 x 5 13/16" (17.8 x 14.7 cm); sheet: 15 1/16 x 11 15/16" (38.3 x 30.4 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois 2000" lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- Harlan & Weaver
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 25; plus 7 A.P., 5 P.P., 1 T.P., 1 H.C., 1 B.A.T.
- Edition Information:
- There are 3 known impressions of state III, outside the edition.
- Impression:
- "a.p. 6/7" lower left margin, pencil, artist's hand.
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The title of this composition is inspired by the poem "My Heart Leaps Up" by William Wordsworth.
- Description:
- Drypoint
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state II, in drypoint: large eye shaded in.
- Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscribed on the verso of the source drawing: "Does the father carry his son within himself? Does the son carry forever his father within himself?"
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 33.2002
- This Work in Other Collections:
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (state III)
State III of III
2000
The Son Is Father to the Man
2000
Source
2000
The Son Is Father to the Man
2000
The Son Is Father to the Man
2000
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 7 x 7 3/4" (17.8 x 19.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
State I of III
2000
<i>The Son Is Father to the Man</i>
2000
State II of III
2000
<i>The Son Is Father to the Man</i>
2000
State III of III
2000
<i>The Son Is Father to the Man</i>
2000
State III of III, variant
2000
<i>The Son Is Father to the Man</i>
2000
State III of III
2000
<i>The Son Is Father to the Man</i>
2000
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2003
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Only state
2009
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1999
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1997
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 x 11 7/8" (22.9 x 30.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Le Père et les 3 Fils
1998
Le Père et les 3 Fils
1998
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 12 x 8 3/4" (30.5 x 22.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Le Père et les 3 Fils
2001
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2001
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 x 11 1/2" (22.9 x 29.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
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2005
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2005
Medium: Stainless steel, aluminum, and bronze bell
Dimensions: overall: 77 × 312 × 432" (195.6 × 792.5 × 1097.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Father and Son, installed in the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park
2005
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2005
Medium: Stainless steel, aluminum, and bronze bell
Dimensions: overall: 77 × 312 × 432" (195.6 × 792.5 × 1097.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
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sketchbook date: 1950s-1980s
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sketchbook date: 1950s-1980s
Dimensions: sketchbook overall: 5 1/4 × 6 15/16 × 1/2" (13.3 × 17.7 × 1.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY