Cat. No. 123
Caryatid
- State/Variant:
- Only state
- Date:
- 2001
- Themes
- Architecture, Body Parts, Figures
- Techniques
- Lithography
- Support:
- Smooth, wove Okawara paper
- Dimensions:
- sheet: 35 3/4 x 36 3/4" (90.8 x 93.3 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois" lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- SOLO Impression
- Printer
- SOLO Impression
- Edition:
- 10 on paper; plus 3 A.P., 2 P.P., 1 B.A.T., and an edition of 13 on fabric
- Edition Information:
- There is one known variant impression of the only state, outside the edition on paper.
- Impression:
- "AP 2" left lower margin, pencil, unknown hand.
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The logo at the bottom of this work is that of the French department store, Le Bon Marché. This selvage marking was printed on their bolts of fabric sold by length. Bourgeois owned the original fabric and Solo Impression later reproduced the logo as seen here. The drawing, "Medical Plate," included in the Related Works in Other Mediums below, was drawn on fabric from the same bolt.
- Description:
- Lithograph
- Inscription:
- Recto: "2001" lower right margin, pencil, artist's hand.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 34.2002
Only state
2001
Caryatid
2001
Source
2001
Caryatid
2001
Caryatid
2001
Medium: Ink and correction fluid on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 8 x 11 1/2" (20.3 x 29.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Only state
2001
<i>Caryatid</i>
2001
Only state, variant
2001
<i>Caryatid</i>
2001
Only state
2001
<i>Caryatid</i>
2001
Related Works in the Catalogue
Pregnant Caryatid
State II of II
2001
<i>Pregnant Caryatid</i>
2001
Untitled
State II of II
2002
Untitled
2002
Hysterical, plate 16 of 24, from the series, Self Portrait
Only state
2009
<i>Hysterical</i>, plate 16 of 24, from the series,<i> Self Portrait</i>
2009
Self Portrait
Version 1 of 2, state VI of VI
1990
<i>Self Portrait</i>
1990
Janus
Only state
2008
<i>Janus</i>
2008
Related Works in Other Mediums
Untitled, verso of Pregnant Caryatid, ink and correction fluid on paper
2001
Untitled, verso of Pregnant Caryatid, ink and correction fluid on paper
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
Untitled, no. 179 of 220, from the series, The Insomnia Drawings
1995
Untitled, no. 179 of 220, from the series, The Insomnia Drawings
1995
Medium: Charcoal, pencil, ink, and gouache on music paper
Dimensions: sheet: 12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled, no. 158 of 220, from the series, The Insomnia Drawings
1995
Untitled, no. 158 of 220, from the series, The Insomnia Drawings
1995
Medium: Charcoal and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 x 11 5/8" (22.9 x 29.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
2002
Untitled
2002
Medium: Ink, pencil, tape, and correction fluid on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 1/2 x 8" (24.1 x 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Pregnant Caryatid
2001
Pregnant Caryatid
2001
Medium: Ink and correction fluid on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Medical Plate
2001
Medical Plate
2001
Medium: Ink on fabric
Dimensions: sheet: 38 1/8 x 32 3/8" (96.8 x 82.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY