Cat. No. 1064/II, variant
Peeking through Curtain
- State/Variant:
- State II of III, variant
- Date:
- 1999
- Themes
- Faces & Portaits
- Techniques
- Drypoint, Engraving
- Support:
- Smooth, wove Fabriano paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 9 13/16 x 4" (24.9 x 10.1 cm); sheet: 13 3/4 x 9 13/16" (35 x 25 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 2 known impressions of state II
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Description:
- Drypoint and engraving, with black ink and pencil additions
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state I, in engraving: curtain reinforced and further delineated; figure reinforced.
Changes from state I, in drypoint: overall composition reinforced.
Additions in black ink: figure's hands further delineated, anticipating state III. - Artist’s Remarks:
- When asked about the source drawing for this composition, Bourgeois replied, "That's fear. The person isn't watching or spying, it's someone hiding. The curtain is like the shutters in the South of France, which keep the sun out, but you're hidden from view." (Quote cited in Bernadac, Marie-Laure and Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Editors. Destruction of the Father /Reconstruction of the Father: Writings and Interviews, 1923–1997. London: Violette, 1998, pp. 298-299. Originally published in French in Bernadac, Marie-Laure and Deborah Wye. Louise Bourgeois: Pensées-Plumes. Paris: Centre Pompidou, 1995.)
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 870.2008
State II of III, variant
1999
Peeking through Curtain
1999
Source
1950
Untitled
1950
Untitled
1950
Medium: Ink and charcoal on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 14 x 11" (35.5 x 28 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
State I of III
1999
<i>Peeking through Curtain</i>
1999
State I of III, variant
1999
<i>Peeking through Curtain</i>
1999
State II of III
1999
<i>Peeking through Curtain</i>
1999
State II of III, variant
1999
<i>Peeking through Curtain</i>
1999
State III of III
1999
<i>Peeking through Curtain</i>
1999
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1999
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1999
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1996
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1996
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1996
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1996
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2007
<i>Alone and Together</i>
2007
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2009
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2009
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Untitled
c. 1943
Untitled
c. 1943
Medium: Crayon, ink, and pencil on colored paper
Dimensions: 11 7/8 x 8 7/8" (30.2 x 22.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Embracing Couple
2003
Embracing Couple
2003
Medium: Ink, watercolor, and pencil on fabric
Dimensions: sheet: 11 3/8 x 9" (28.9 x 22.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
2003
Untitled
2003
Medium: Fabric, thread and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 20 5/8 x 13 3/8" (52.4 x 34 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY