Madeleine

Cat. No. 59/II

Madeleine

State/Variant:
State II of III
Date:
1999
Themes
Faces & Portaits, Objects
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Slightly textured, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 11 7/8 x 9 15/16" (30.1 x 25.3 cm); sheet: 14 x 10 7/8" (35.5 x 27.7 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
1 known impression of state II
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of state III.
Impression:
Not numbered
Curatorial Remarks:
Bourgeois alludes here to the episode in Marcel Proust's novel "À la recherche du temps perdu" (Remembrance of Things Past) in which the protagonist bites into a madeleine and is suddenly transported back in time, recalling the story of his life.

Publisher Harlan & Weaver groups the editioned state of this composition on paper with ten other drypoints of 1999, under the title, “11 Drypoints.” Each of the 11 compositions can be displayed individually. The full set is as follows:
“The Accident”
“The Angry Cat”
“Don’t Put Your Foot in Your Mouth”
“Fear”
“Feet (Socks)”
“Fences Are Obsolete”
“Madeleine”
“Mosquito”
“Mother and Child”
“Please Hang in There”
“The Smell of the Feet”
Description:
Drypoint, with selective wiping, and green ink additions
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state I in drypoint: shoulders added.
Additions in green ink: further delineation of figure's upper head, anticipating state III.
Bibliography:
Malbert, Roger, and Juliet Mitchell. "Louise Bourgeois: Autobiographical Prints." London: Hayward, 2016. (Catalogue accompanying the touring exhibition "Louise Bourgeois Prints: Autobiographical Series and 11 Drypoints".)
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
910.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Madeleine

1999-2000

Source

1998

Madeleine

Source

1999

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Related Works in the Catalogue

Untitled, no. 1 of 5, from the series, The Bad Girl
The Smell of the Feet

Related Works in Other Mediums

Les Madeleines de Commercy