Cat. No. 1116
Acrobat
- State/Variant:
- Only state
- Date:
- 2005
- Themes
- Figures
- Techniques
- Etching
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper, mounted on smooth, wove board
- Dimensions:
- plate (in 3 parts) (overall): 37 3/8 × 11 9/16" (94.9 × 29.4 cm); sheet: 42 13/16 x 15 15/16" (108.8 x 40.5 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois" lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- Osiris
- Printer
- Chestnut Street Press
- Edition:
- 7
- Edition Information:
- This composition is comprised of 3 plates stacked on top of each other. For the illustrated book "Hang On," only 2 plates are used. For the edition "Acrobat," all 3 plates are used.
About the "Acrobat" edition:
The hand additions vary slightly across the edition. Of the 3 plates used in this composition, soft ground etching is only in the middle and lower thirds. The top third is a lightly distressed plate with crayon additions that extend the length of the two ropes. For comparison, see various impressions in the Evolving Composition Diagram below. In this edition, Bourgeois and the publisher designated each impression as a study. (Usually in this catalogue, the term study describes photocopies and tracings that were used in the process of developing a composition.)
About the "Hang On" illustrated book edition:
Of the announced edition of 9 unbound and 12 bound, only 9 unbound examples were realized.
There are varying hand additions across the edition of illustrated books. Impression number 5/9 was also available for examination by MoMA cataloguers, but was not available for reproduction. In that example, plate 6 has blue watercolor wash, pencil, and red crayon additions. - Impression:
- "2/7" lower left margin, pencil, unknown hand.
- Description:
- Soft ground etching, with blue watercolor, black crayon, red pencil, and pencil additions
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 715.2006
Only state
2005
Untitled, plate 6 of 15, from the illustrated book, Hang On ; Acrobat
2004-2005
Source
1954
Untitled (double-sided)
1954
Untitled (double-sided)
1954
Medium: Charcoal and ink on tracing paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 3/8 × 8" (23.8 × 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Source
1992
Untitled
1992
Untitled
1992
Medium: Pencil and ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 3/4 × 8 1/4" (29.8 × 21 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Only state
2004
Untitled, plate 6 of 17, from the illustrated book,<i> Hang On</i>
2004
Only state
2005
<i>Acrobat</i>
2005
Only state
2005
<i>Acrobat</i>
2005
Only state
2005
<i>Acrobat</i>
2005
Only state
2005
<i>Acrobat</i>
2005
Only state
2005
<i>Acrobat</i>
2005
Only state
2005
<i>Acrobat</i>
2005
Only state
2005
<i>Acrobat</i>
2005
Illustrated Book
2004
Hang On
2004
<i>Hang On</i>
2004
Related Works in Other Mediums
Hold On
1997
Hold On
1997
Medium: Pencil, ink, and white correction fluid on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 3/8 × 8" (23.8 × 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1997
Untitled
1997
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 × 11 1/2" (22.9 × 29.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1997
Untitled
1997
Medium: Ink and pencil on music paper
Dimensions: sheet: 12 × 8 1/2" (30.5 × 21.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Look: Nothing to Hide
1997
Look: Nothing to Hide
1997
Medium: Watercolor and pencil on music paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 1/8 × 11 1/8" (23.2 × 28.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
2003
Untitled
2003
Medium: Ink, crayon, and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 5/8 × 9" (29.5 × 22.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY