Cat. No. 511/I
Untitled
- State/Variant:
- State I of III
- Date:
- 2001
- Themes
- Faces & Portaits, Motherhood & Family, Nature
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 10 15/16 x 8 7/16" (27.8 x 21.5 cm); sheet: 15 9/16 x 12 5/8" (39.5 x 32 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right margin, red ink.
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state I
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Background:
- According to printer Felix Harlan of Harlan & Weaver, the floral motif in this composition was inspired by a very old piece of upholstery fabric that belonged to the artist.
The inscription on the verso of this impression refers to Bourgeois's husband, Robert Goldwater, and her three sons, Michel, Jean-Louis, and Alain. - Descriptive Title:
- Singing in Unison; The Family
- Description:
- Drypoint, with red ink, white correction fluid, and pencil additions
- Inscription:
- Verso: "father Robert. / Alain, Jean Louis, Michel." lower center, pencil, artist's hand; "Sign en choeur. with (crossed out) using a tuning / fork / diapason tuning fork." bottom center to lower right , red ink, artist's hand; sketch of tuning fork, lower center sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Additions in red ink: four faces delineated, anticipating state II.
Additions in white correction fluid: flower covering lower right boy’s face masked, anticipating state III. - MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1094.2008
State I of III
2001
Untitled
2001
2001
Untitled (Study for Untitled)
2001
2001
Untitled (Study for Untitled)
2001
2001
Untitled (Study for Untitled)
2001
2001
Untitled (Study for Untitled)
2001
2001
Untitled (Study for Untitled)
2001
2001
<i>Your Future is Strewn with Flowers </i>(Study for Untitled)
2001
State I of III
2001
Untitled
2001
State II of III
2001
Untitled
2001
State III of III, variant
2001
Untitled
2001
State III of III, variant
2001
Untitled
2001
State III of III, variant
2001
Untitled
2001
State III of III, variant
2001
Untitled
2001
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Le Père en Balade avec les Trois Fils
Only state, variant
2000
<i>Le Père en Balade avec les Trois Fils</i>
2000
Le Père et les 3 Fils
Version 1 of 2, state II of II, variant
1999
<i>Le Père et les 3 Fils</i>
1999
Where I Live
Only state
2007
<i>Where I Live</i>
2007
Three Sons, plate 14 of 24, only state, variant, from the series, Self Portrait
Only state, variant
2009
<i>Three Sons</i>, plate 14 of 24, only state, variant, from the series,<i> Self Portrait</i>
2009
Where I Live
State II of II, variant
2001-2006
<i>Where I Live</i>
2001-2006
Related Works in Other Mediums
La Danse des 3 Fils avec leur Père Robert
2002
La Danse des 3 Fils avec leur Père Robert
2002
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 x 12" (22.9 x 30.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1998
Untitled
1998
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 x 11 5/8" (22.9 x 29.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY