Saturday Morning

Cat. No. 421.1/III

Saturday Morning

State/Variant:
Version 1 of 2, state III of III
Date:
2001
Themes
Figures, Objects
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 10 15/16 x 8 7/16" (27.8 x 21.5 cm); sheet: 14 9/16 x 11" (37 x 28 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right margin, red ink.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
1 known impression of version 1, state III
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.
Description:
Drypoint, with red ink additions
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from version 1, state I, by burnishing: some details and shading removed.
Changes from version 1, state I, in drypoint: body parts added or altered on various figures; necklace added and cane reoriented on female figure in top row.
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:
1069.2008
© 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