Saturday Morning

Cat. No. 421.1/II

Saturday Morning

State/Variant:
Version 1 of 2, state II of III
Date:
2001
Themes
Figures, Objects
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove Hahnemühle paper
Dimensions:
plate: 10 15/16 x 8 7/16" (27.8 x 21.5 cm); sheet: 15 3/8 x 11" (39 x 28 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, blue ink.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
1 known impression of version 1, state II
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of version 2, state II.
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
According to the Louise Bourgeois Studio, this image is based on Bourgeois's observation of people lining up on Saturday morning to receive packages of food from the rectory of Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, located across the street from her home on West 20th Street. The artist also made a sculpture and a drypoint edition of the rectory building, both titled "The Rectory" and seen below as Related Works.
Curatorial Remarks:
Grace Glueck and Paul Gardner are both American art critics and writers. Glueck wrote for The New York Times and served as the culture editor in the 1980s. Glueck and Gardner co-authored "Brooklyn: People and Places, Past and Present" in 1991. Gardner was a friend of Bourgeois and her husband, art historian Robert Goldwater. In 1994, Gardner published "Louise Bourgeois" a Universe Series on Women Artists book. Bourgeois was also featured in Gardner's 1996 documentary "Art City: Making It in Manhattan."
Description:
Drypoint, with red and blue ink, and pencil additions
Inscription:
Verso: "Grace Glueck / married someone on / the new Republic / Paul Gardner" lower right sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from version 1, state I, by burnishing: some details removed or altered.
Changes from version 1, state I, in drypoint: further shading and body parts added to some figures.
Artist’s Remarks:
Inscribed on the verso of the study: "les plus malheureux que toi" upper center sheet, pencil, artist's hand; "coude ou elbow / is moving." center sheet, pencil, artist's hand; "Crutches / bequilles [sic] / les boiteuses" lower right sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1068.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Saturday Morning

2001-2009

Source

2001

Untitled
Studies
Untitled (Study for Saturday Morning)
First Version
Saturday Morning
Saturday Morning
Saturday Morning
Second Version
Saturday Morning
Saturday Morning
Saturday Morning

Related Works in the Catalogue

The Rectory

Related Works in Other Mediums

The Rectory