The Ainu Tree

Cat. No. 758.1/II, variant 2

The Ainu Tree

State/Variant:
Version 1 of 2, state II of IV, variant
Date:
1999
Themes
Nature
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 23 5/16 x 14 7/8" (59.2 x 37.8 cm); sheet: 27 3/8 x 19 3/16" (69.5 x 48.8 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
2 known variant impressions of version 1, state II
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of version 2.
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
Version 2 of this composition was published as a benefit for the organization, "Ainu Minzoku-to Chikyu Shimin-no Kai," Sapporo, Japan. Bourgeois's son, Jean-Louis Bourgeois, visited Japan to accept an award for the artist. While there, he learned of the plight and poverty of the Ainu, an indigenous Japanese tribe. He asked his mother to execute a benefit print for the organization.
Description:
Drypoint, with red ink, blue colored pencil, blue and red crayon, and white correction fluid additions
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state II, in drypoint: roots further delineated and contours of root mound further reinforced.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
796.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

The Ainu Tree

1999

Source

1944

Untitled
Studies
Study for The Ainu Tree
Study for The Ainu Tree
First Version
The Ainu Tree
The Ainu Tree
The Ainu Tree
The Ainu Tree
The Ainu Tree
The Ainu Tree
Second Version
The Ainu Tree

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