Cat. No. 511/II
Untitled
- State/Variant:
- State II of III
- Date:
- 2001
- Themes
- Faces & Portaits, Motherhood & Family, Nature
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 11 x 8 3/8" (27.8 x 21.5 cm); sheet: 15 1/16 x 10 1/16" (38.3 x 25.5 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state II
- 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 state I 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 additions
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state I, in drypoint: four faces delineated.
- Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscription on the verso of state I: "father Robert. / Alain, Jean Louis, Michel." lower center sheet, 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.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1095.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
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2001
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La Danse des 3 Fils avec leur Père Robert
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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
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Untitled
1998
Not in MoMA's Collection
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