Cat. No. 58/IV, variant 2
Do Not Abandon Me
- State/Variant:
- State IV of VII, variant
- Date:
- 1999
- Themes
- Figures, Motherhood & Family, Objects
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Slightly textured, thin, laid paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 11 15/16 × 9 15/16" (30.3 × 25.3 cm); sheet: 17 5/16 × 11 5/8" (44 × 29.5 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 3 known variant impressions of state IV
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state VII.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Background:
- The imagery of this print relates to Bourgeois’s monumental sculptural installation for the inaugural exhibition in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in 2000. The installation consisted of “Maman,” a 30’ steel sculpture of a spider, and “I Do, I Undo, I Redo,” three steel towers ranging in height from 42' to 57'. Each tower contained a different sculpture of a mother and child inside a bell jar. The “Do Not Abandon Me” drypoint relates to the sculpture contained in the tower titled, “I Redo,” seen below in Related Works in Other Mediums.
- Description:
- Drypoint, with selective wiping, and white gouache and blue and red ink additions
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state III in drypoint: woman and child added.
Additions in blue ink: necklace, anticipating state V; figures, umbilical cord, and chair reinforced. - MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 811.2008
1999
Do Not Abandon Me
1999-2000
Source
1998
Untitled (Chair)
1998
Untitled (Chair)
1998
Medium: Steel and glass
Dimensions: overall: 7 1/2 × 8 × 10" (19.1 × 20.3 × 25.4 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
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<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
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<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
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<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
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<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
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<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
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1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
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1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
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1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
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1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
1999
1999
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
1999
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<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
2000
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<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
2000
2000
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
2000
Related Works in the Catalogue
Hair
2000
<i>Hair</i>
2000
Umbilical Cord
2000
<i>Umbilical Cord</i>
2000
The Trauma of Abandonment
2001
<i>The Trauma of Abandonment</i>
2001
Untitled, no. 1 of 24, from the illustrated book, Hours of the Day
2006
Untitled, no. 1 of 24, from the illustrated book, <i>Hours of the Day</i>
2006
Baby and Butterfly
2007
<i>Baby and Butterfly</i>
2007
Do Not Abandon Me
2009-2010
<i>Do Not Abandon Me</i>
2009-2010
Related Works in Other Mediums
Do Not Abandon Me
1999
Do Not Abandon Me
1999
Medium: Fabric and thread
Dimensions: overall: 4 3/4 x 20 1/2 x 8 1/2" (12.1 x 52.1 x 21.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
I Redo (interior component), from the 3-part installation, I Do, I Undo, I Redo
1999-2000
I Redo (interior component), from the 3-part installation, I Do, I Undo, I Redo
1999-2000
Medium: Steel, glass, wood, and tapestry
Dimensions: overall: 19 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 12 1/2" (49.5 × 31.8 × 31.8 cm); "I Redo" overall (not shown): 57' 4" x 29' 5" x 19' 7" (17.5 x 9 x 6 m)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Do Not Abandon Me
2001
Do Not Abandon Me
2001
Medium: Fabric and stainless steel
Dimensions: overall: 101 x 20 x 16" (256.5 x 50.8 x 40.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Do Not Abandon Me (detail)
2001
Do Not Abandon Me (detail)
2001
Medium: Fabric and stainless steel
Dimensions: overall: 101 x 20 x 16" (256.5 x 50.8 x 40.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Dangerous Obsession
2003
The Dangerous Obsession
2003
Medium: Fabric, glass, stainless steel, and wood
Dimensions: overall: 56 1/2 × 24 × 20" (143.5 × 61 × 50.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Umbilical Cord
2008
The Umbilical Cord
2008
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 12 1/4 x 10" (31.1 x 25.4 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY