Cat. No. 691/III
Topiary
- State/Variant:
- State III of III
- Date:
- 2005
- Themes
- Figures, Nature
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 11 15/16 x 5 7/8" (30.4 x 15 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 x 8" (39.4 x 20.3 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- Louise Bourgeois
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 140; plus 15 A.P., 10 P.P., 4 T.P., 1 B.A.T.
- Impression:
- "1/140" lower left margin, pencil, unknown hand.
- Background:
- Bourgeois created prints as holiday gifts for a circle of friends. State III of "Topiary" was used as a holiday gift in 2005.
- Description:
- Drypoint
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state II, by burnishing: small, faint circle in upper figure removed; scratches and stray marks removed from left leg and background.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1438.2007
- This Work in Other Collections:
- Tate Modern, London
State III of III
2005
Topiary
2005
Source
2005
Topiary
2005
Topiary
2005
Medium: Pink marble
Dimensions: overall: 26 1/2 x 11 x 8 3/4" (67.3 x 27.9 x 22.2 cm)
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State I of III
2005
<i>Topiary</i>
2005
State II of III
2005
<i>Topiary</i>
2005
State III of III
2005
<i>Topiary</i>
2005
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1998
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Version 1 of 2, state II of III
2004
Untitled (Wide Tree), in <i>Les Arbres</i> (1), from the editioned series of portfolios, <i>Les Arbres</i> (1-6)
2004
Topiary, plate 20 of 24, from the series, Self Portrait
Only state
2009
<i>Topiary</i>, plate 20 of 24, from the series,<i> Self Portrait</i>
2009
Related Works in Other Mediums
Topiary
1998
Topiary
1998
Medium: Fabric and steel
Dimensions: overall: 19 1/2 x 20 x 11" (49.5 x 50.8 x 27.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Topiary IV
1999
Topiary IV
1999
Medium: Steel, fabric, beads, and wood
Dimensions: overall: 27 x 21 x 17" (68.6 x 53.3 x 43.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Topiary
2005
Topiary
2005
Medium: Bronze, silver nitrate patina
Dimensions: overall: 3 1/4 x 13 x 5 3/4" (8.3 x 33 x 14.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Topiary
2005
Topiary
2005
Medium: Bronze, silver nitrate patina
Dimensions: overall: 14 3/4 x 4 x 8" (37.5 x 10.2 x 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Topiary
2005
Topiary
2005
Medium: Bronze, silver nitrate and gold patina
Dimensions: overall: 23 1/4 × 11 1/8 × 8 3/4" (59.1 × 28.3 × 22.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Spring
1948-1949
Spring
1948-1949
Medium: Painted wood and stainless steel
Dimensions: overall: 60 1/2 × 12 × 12" (153.7 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY