La Folie

Cat. No. 499/IV

La Folie

State/Variant:
State IV of IV
Date:
1999
Themes
Abstraction, Architecture, Figures, Objects
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 8 7/8 x 11 7/8" (22.5 x 30.2 cm); sheet: 11 1/4 x 16 7/8" (28.6 x 42.8 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
1 known impression of state IV
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition at any state.
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
In 1941, Bourgeois and her family purchased a small country house in Easton, Connecticut, which remains in the family. The inscription on the verso of the source drawing for this composition refers to Easton as well as Michel, one of the artist's three sons.
Descriptive Title:
English translation: "Madness"; Woman and House in Boomerang
Description:
Drypoint, with red ink additions
Inscription:
Verso: [sketch of rectangle], center sheet, red ink.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state III, by burnishing: figure’s contour partially removed.
Changes from state III, in drypoint: figure’s contour reconfigured and billowing smoke delineated.
Artist’s Remarks:
Inscribed on the verso of the source drawing: "La Folie / Souvenir de Michel à Easton / Do snakes have eyes and excrements / Some are nice, some are mean. Accept it. Boa Constrictor. Sept. 99"
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
950.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

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1999

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