La Petite Pousse I

Cat. No. 1007

La Petite Pousse I

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2005
Themes
Music, Nature
Techniques
Aquatint
Support:
Music paper (staves drawn in pencil), mounted on smooth, wove board
Dimensions:
plate: 14 7/8 × 10 7/8" (37.8 × 27.7 cm); sheet: 19 1/2 x 14 3/8" (49.5 x 36.5 cm)
Signature:
"Louise Bourgeois" lower right margin, pencil.
Publisher
Osiris
Printer
Wingate Studio
Edition:
9
Edition Information:
The color of the ink and the hand additions on this composition vary across the edition. For comparison, see other impressions in the Evolving Composition Diagram below.

In this edition, Bourgeois and the publisher designated each impression as a "study." However, throughout the catalogue, the term "study" describes photocopies and tracings that were used in the process of developing a composition.
Impression:
Verso: "study 8/9," lower right sheet, pencil, unknown hand.
Descriptive Title:
English translation: "The Little Shoot"
Description:
Aquatint, with blue and white gouache, black watercolor, and pencil additions
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
717.2006
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

La Petite Pousse I

2005

States
La Petite Pousse I
La Petite Pousse I
La Petite Pousse I
La Petite Pousse I
La Petite Pousse I
La Petite Pousse I
La Petite Pousse I
La Petite Pousse I
La Petite Pousse I

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Untitled, plate 4 of 10, from the portfolio, Homely Girl, A Life
Les Fleurs
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Untitled (Branch with Fourteen Leaves), in Les Arbres (2), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)

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