Untitled, no. 1 of 12, from the series, Spirals

Cat. No. 621

Untitled, no. 1 of 12, from the series, Spirals

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2005
Series:
Spirals
Themes
Abstraction, Spirals
Techniques
Relief
Support:
Smooth, thin, handmade Echizen Shikibu Gampi paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 14 x 16 5/8" (35.5 x 42.2 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right sheet, pencil.
Publisher
Louise Bourgeois
Printer
Watanabe Studio
Edition:
15; plus 1 A.P.
Edition Information:
The Louise Bourgeois Studio has noted that Impression numbers, and numbers indicating sequence, are inscribed on the verso of each sheet; in addition, sheet no. 12 is signed on the verso: “Louise Bourgeois.” MoMA’s set has different numbering and signatures: the sequence numbers are inscribed, in the artist’s hand, on the recto of each sheet, and an “LB” signature is also on the recto of each sheet; Impression numbers do not appear on the recto or verso of any sheet.
Impression:
A.P. 1/1
Background:
The source drawings for no. 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12 in this series come from the 2005 drawings series, “Je t’aime,” which has 60 double-sided drawings in all. The other five compositions in the “Spirals” series are independent of “Je t’aime.”
Curatorial Remarks:
Images of nos. 2 and 8 from this series were made into teacup and saucer merchandise items, and no. 10 was made into a T-shirt merchandise item.
Description:
Woodcut
Inscription:
"1" left lower sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
State Changes and Additions:
Matrices:
Block 1: background (uncarved woodblock)

Block 2: spiral
Installation Remarks:
This composition is one of 12 that constitute a single work of art. All of these compositions are to be exhibited together and in the indicated sequence.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
719.2006.1
This Work in Other Collections:
Tate Modern, London and National Galleries Scotland, Edinburgh. Lent by the Artist Rooms Foundation.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Untitled, no. 1 of 12, from the series, Spirals

2005

Source

c. 1970

Untitled
States
Untitled, no. 1 of 12, from the series, Spirals

Series

2005

Spirals

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