Cat. No. 553/VIII
Lacs de Montagne
- State/Variant:
- State VIII of XIII
- Date:
- 1996
- Alternate Title:
- Mountain Ponds 1993; Convulsions
- Themes
- Architecture, Nature
- Techniques
- Drypoint, Engraving, Etching
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 18 1/16 x 23 7/8" (45.9 x 60.6 cm); sheet: 24 5/8 x 29 3/4" (62.5 x 75.5 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 2 known impressions of state VIII
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of states XII and XIII. This composition was also issued as a published edition at state II.
The additional known impression of this state is in MoMA's Collection (Accession Number: 1392.2008). It is not illustrated due to its similarity to this impression. - Impression:
- Not numbered
- Background:
- State XIII was published as a benefit for Chalcographie of the Musée du Louvre, Paris.
- Descriptive Title:
- English Translation: "Mountain Lakes"
- Description:
- Engraving, etching, and drypoint
- State Changes and Additions:
- Matrices:
The progression of this composition, as seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below, involved 3 plates.
Plate 1: overall linear composition; printed in black.
Plate 2: fill in lakes, and later, larger cloud form; usually printed in blue, sometimes in red, pink, and gray.
Plate 3: fill in mountains and smaller cloud form; printed in blue and/or red.
Print State Changes:
Plate 1 printed in black.
Changes from state VII, in drypoint: contour of small cloud form added to upper center composition. - Other Remarks:
- According to Bourgeois's assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, this composition depicts mountains in Switzerland and likely references the artist's memories of visits there in her youth, especially for skiing.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 698.2008
- This Work in Other Collections:
- Musée du Louvre, Paris
State VIII of XIII
1996
Mountain Ponds 1993 ; Lacs de Montagne
1993-1997
Study
1993
Untitled (Study for <i>Mountain Ponds, 1993</i>)
1993
Study
1993
Untitled (Study for <i>Mountain Ponds 1993</i>)
1993
State I of XIII, variant
1993
<i>Mountain Ponds 1993</i>
1993
State I of XIII, variant
1993
<i>Mountain Ponds 1993</i>
1993
State II of XIII, variant
1993
<i>Mountain Ponds 1993</i>
1993
State II of XIII
1993
<i>Mountain Ponds 1993</i>
1993
State II of XIII
1993
<i>Mountain Ponds 1993</i>
1993
State II of XIII
1993
<i>Mountain Ponds 1993</i>
1993
State II of XIII
1993
<i>Mountain Ponds 1993</i>
1993
State III of XIII
1993
<i>Mountain Ponds 1993 (When in Doubt Suspend Judgement)</i>
1993
State IV of XIII
1993
<i>Lacs de Montagne</i>
1993
State IV of XIII
1993
<i>Lacs de Montagne</i>
1993
State V of XIII, variant
1993
<i>Mountain Ponds 1993</i>
1993
State V of XIII, variant
1996
<i>Rain on the Mountain Lakes</i>
1996
State V of XIII, variant
1996
<i>Lacs de Montagne</i>
1996
State V of XIII, variant
1996
<i>Lacs de Montagne</i>
1996
State V of XIII, variant
1996
<i>Lacs de Montagne</i>
1996
State V of XIII, variant
1996
<i>Lacs de Montagne</i>
1996
State VI of XIII
1996
<i>Lacs de Montagne</i>
1996
State VII of XIII
1996
<i>Lacs de Montagne</i>
1996
State VIII of XIII
1996
<i>Lacs de Montagne</i>
1996
State IX of XIII
1996
<i>Lacs de Montagne</i>
1996
State X of XIII
1997
<i>Lacs de Montagne</i>
1997
State XI of XIII, variant
1997
<i>Lacs de Montagne</i>
1997
State XI of XIII, variant
1997
<i>Lacs de Montagne</i>
1997
State XII of XIII
1997
<i>Lacs de Montagne</i>
1997
State XIII of XIII
1997
<i>Lacs de Montagne</i>
1997
Related Works in the Catalogue
Untitled
Only state
c. 2003
Untitled
c. 2003
Night and Day
Only state
2007
<i>Night and Day</i>
2007
Horizontal Mountain Landscape
Only state
c. 1948
<i>Horizontal Mountain Landscape</i>
c. 1948
Blue Is the Color of Your Eyes
Only state
2008
<i>Blue Is the Color of Your Eyes</i>
2008
M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
State I of VII
2002
<i>M Is for Mother</i>, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2002
Related Works in Other Mediums
Untitled
2004
Untitled
2004
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 1/2 x 9" (29.2 x 22.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Soft Landscape II
1967
Soft Landscape II
1967
Medium: Alabaster
Dimensions: overall: 7 x 14 5/8 x 9 5/8" (17.8 x 37.1 x 24.4 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Sweet Smell of Indigo
1968
The Sweet Smell of Indigo
1968
Medium: Watercolor, charcoal, and gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 19 1/4 x 25" (48.9 x 63.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
2004
Untitled
2004
Medium: Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 30 1/2 x 41" (77.5 x 104.1 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled, no. 57 of 220, from the series, The Insomnia Drawings
1994-1995
Untitled, no. 57 of 220, from the series, The Insomnia Drawings
1994-1995
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/2 x 8" (26.6 x 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled, no. 188 of 200, from the series, Insomnia Drawings
1994-1995
Untitled, no. 188 of 200, from the series, Insomnia Drawings
1994-1995
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/2 x 8" (26.6 x 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Les 2 Lacs
1994
Les 2 Lacs
1994
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 × 11 3/4" (22.9 × 29.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1997
Untitled
1997
Medium: Ink, pencil, and watercolor on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/4 × 11" (21 × 27.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY