Medical Print

Cat. No. 60/II

Medical Print

State/Variant:
State II of III
Date:
2001
Themes
Body Parts, Figures, Motherhood & Family
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 6 7/8 x 8 7/16" (17.5 x 21.5 cm); sheet: 10 1/16 x 15 3/16" (25.5 x 38.5 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right margin, black ink.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
1 known impression of state II
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of state III.
Impression:
Not numbered
Description:
Drypoint, with black ink and white gouache additions
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state I in drypoint: three oval forms in abdomen added.
Additions in black ink: further delineation overall, anticipating state III.
Additions in gouache: details in lower abdomen.
Other Remarks:
According to Bourgeois's assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, the imagery in this print refers to Bourgeois's preoccupation with the mechanisms of the body and, in particular, bodily fluids, which she called "precious liquids."
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1521.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Medical Print

2001

Source

2001

Untitled

Source

2001

Medical Plate
States
Medical Print
Medical Print
Medical Print
Medical Print
Medical Print

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