Cat. No. 411/I, variant
Wishbone
- State/Variant:
- State I of III, variant
- Date:
- 1999
- Themes
- Music, Objects
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove Somerset paper, with music paper chine collé
- Dimensions:
- plate: 15 7/8 x 11" (40.4 x 28 cm); sheet: 25 3/8 x 20 1/16" (64.5 x 51 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 2 known impressions of state I
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Descriptive Title:
- Double Wishbone and Dress
- Description:
- Drypoint, with chine collé, and pencil additions
- Inscription:
- "State 1" lower left margin, pencil, artist's hand (?); "wishbone 99." lower right margin, pencil, artist's hand.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Additions in pencil: large wishbone increased in scale, small wishbone further delineated, both anticipating state II.
- Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscribed on the verso of the source drawing: [drawing of hand clutching unknown object] upper right sheet, black ink and pencil, artist's hand; "Poupée uniform de nourrice, poupée jardinier, poupée charcutier, poupée / chemise, poupée monteau, poupée pantalon." lower left to lower right sheet, red ink, artist's hand; "Jan 10/98" right lower sheet, black ink, artist's hand; "Do not push your luck. Your gods are jealous." lower left to lower right sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
Louise Bourgeois Studio Translation: "Doll nurse uniform, doll gardener, doll pork butcher, doll / shirt, doll coat, doll pants. / Do not push your luck. / Your gods are jealous."
Inscribed on the verso of the study: "L'acoustic au fond de la mer." lower left to lower right sheet, pencil, artist's hand; "Le musicien sourd. oreille humaine. / etre à l'affut des bruits de la nuit" lower left to lower right sheet, blue ink, artist's hand; "Choir" lower right sheet, pencil, artist's hand; "Poupée, uniform de nourrice, poupée jardinier, poupée charcutier, poupée chemis / poupée, monteau, poupée pantalon. / Do not push your luck, gods would be jealous." lower left to lower right sheet, red ink, artist's hand.
Louise Bourgeios Studio Translation: "The sounds of the depths of the sea. / The deaf musician. human ear. / to be on the lookout for night noises / Choir / doll, nurse uniform, gardener doll, pork butcher doll, doll shirt / doll, jacket, doll pants / Do not push your luck, gods would be jealous." - MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 817.2008
- This Work in Other Collections:
- Tate Modern, London (state III)
State I of III, variant
1999
Wishbone
1998-1999
Source
1998
Untitled
1998
Untitled
1998
Medium: Ink and pencil on music paper
Dimensions: sheet: 12 x 8 5/8" (30.5 x 21.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Study
1998
Untitled (Study for<i> Wishbone</i>)
1998
State I of III
1999
<i>Wishbone</i>
1999
State I of III, variant
1999
<i>Wishbone</i>
1999
State II of III
1999
<i>Wishbone</i>
1999
State II of III, variant
1999
<i>Wishbone</i>
1999
State III of III
1999
<i>Wishbone</i>
1999
State III of III, variant
1999
<i>Wishbone</i>
1999
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State II of II
1998
Untitled, plate 8 of 9, from the portfolio,<i> Topiary: The Art of Improving Nature</i>
1998
Untitled
State V of V
2000
Untitled
2000
Related Works in Other Mediums
Wishbone
1998
Wishbone
1998
Medium: Ink, pencil, and paper collage on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 x 11 3/4" (22.9 x 29.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1996
Untitled
1996
Medium: Cloth, bone, rubber, and steel
Dimensions: overall: 118 1/4 x 82 x 77" (300.4 x 208.3 x 195.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Cell XXV (The View of The World of The Jealous Wife)
2001
Cell XXV (The View of The World of The Jealous Wife)
2001
Medium: Steel, wood, marble, glass, and fabric
Dimensions: overall: 100 x 120 x 120" (254 x 304.8 x 304.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY