Cocoon, plate 6 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation

Cat. No. 586

Cocoon, plate 6 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2003
Portfolio:
La Réparation
Themes
Animals & Insects, Nature, Spirals
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Slightly textured, wove Hahnemühle paper
Dimensions:
plate: 12 x 6" (30.5 x 15.2 cm); sheet: 17 x 15" (43.2 x 38.1 cm)
Signature:
"Louise Bourgeois 2003" lower right margin, pencil.
Publisher
Harlan & Weaver
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
35; plus 7 A.P., 5 P.P., 2 H.C., 1 B.A.T.
Edition Information:
There is 1 known variant impression of the only state, outside the edition.
Impression:
"a.p. 6/7" lower left margin, pencil, unknown hand.
Descriptive Title:
English translation: "The Reparation"
Description:
Drypoint
Artist’s Remarks:
"The skeins of wool are a friendly refuge, like a web or a cocoon. The caterpillar gets the silk from his mouth, builds his cocoon and when it is completed he dies. The cocoon has exhausted the animal. I am the cocoon. I have no ego. I am my work." (Quote cited in Meyer-Thoss, Christiane. "Louise Bourgeois: Designing for Freel Fall." Zurich: Ammann Verlag, 1992, p. 197.)
Installation Remarks:
The prints in this portfolio can be shown as a group or individually. There is no required sequence.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
543.2005.6
This Work in Other Collections:
Tate Modern, London
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Cocoon , plate 6 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation

2002-2003

Source

2002

Untitled
States
Cocoon, plate 6 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
Cocoon, plate 6 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation

Portfolio

2003

La Réparation

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