The Ainu Tree

Cat. No. 758.1/I, variant 2

The Ainu Tree

State/Variant:
Version 1 of 2, state I of IV, variant
Date:
1999
Themes
Nature
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove Somerset paper
Dimensions:
plate: 23 3/8 x 14 7/8" (59.3 x 37.8 cm); sheet: 11 3/16 x 7 3/4" (28.4 x 19.7 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right margin, red ink.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
2 known variant impressions of version 1, state I
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of version 2.
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
Version 2 of this composition was published as a benefit for the organization, "Ainu Minzoku-to Chikyu Shimin-no Kai," Sapporo, Japan. Bourgeois's son, Jean-Louis Bourgeois, visited Japan to accept an award for the artist. While there, he learned of the plight and poverty of the Ainu, an indigenous Japanese tribe. He asked his mother to execute a benefit print for the organization.
Curatorial Remarks:
The "HC" inscription, in the artist's hand, does not indicate a conventional H.C. impression, which would be of the final state.
Description:
Drypoint, with red, blue, and brown watercolor, black and red ink, white correction fluid, charcoal, and pencil additions
Inscription:
"HC" lower left margin, red ink, artist's hand.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
794.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

The Ainu Tree

1999

Source

1944

Untitled
Studies
Study for The Ainu Tree
Study for The Ainu Tree
First Version
The Ainu Tree
The Ainu Tree
The Ainu Tree
The Ainu Tree
The Ainu Tree
The Ainu Tree
Second Version
The Ainu Tree

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