One's Sleep

Cat. No. 982

One's Sleep

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2003
Themes
Abstraction
Techniques
Aquatint, Etching
Support:
Smooth, wove paper, mounted on board
Dimensions:
plate (trimmed; approx.): 29 13/16 × 21 7/8" (75.8 × 55.5 cm); mount: 40 1/2 x 29 3/4" (102.9 x 75.6 cm)
Signature:
"Louise Bourgeois" lower right margin, pencil.
Publisher
Osiris
Printer
Wingate Studio
Edition:
9; and an illustrated book edition of 12
Edition Information:
In the edition of 9 individual impressions with hand additions, each is designated by the artist as a "study." (Usually in this catalogue, the term “study” describes photocopies and tracings that were used in the process of developing a composition.)

A separate edition of this composition was published as part of an illustrated book titled, "One's Sleep." The illustrated book includes 18 plates with hand additions. (See Evolving Composition Diagram.)
Impression:
Verso: "1/9," paint, lower center board.
Curatorial Remarks:
The sheet for this composition has been trimmed down to the plate mark and mounted on a board.
Description:
Soft ground etching and aquatint, with watercolor and gouache additions
Inscription:
"one's sleep." lower left margin, pencil, artist's hand.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
542.2005
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

One's Sleep

2003

Source

c. 1970

One's Sleep
States
One's Sleep
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One's Sleep
One's Sleep
One's Sleep
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One's Sleep
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One's Sleep, plate 17 of 18, from the illustrated book, One's Sleep (1)
One's Sleep, plate 17 of 18, from the illustrated book, One's Sleep (3)

Illustrated Book

2003

One's Sleep

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