Cat. No. 668, variant 1
Le Père, la Mère, et les 3 Enfants
- State/Variant:
- Only state, variant
- Date:
- c. 1999
- Themes
- Abstraction, Motherhood & Family, Spirals
- Techniques
- Lithography, Relief
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- composition: 11 5/8 × 14 3/4" (29.5 × 37.5 cm); sheet: 12 3/16 x 17 1/8" (31 x 43.5 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- SOLO Impression
- Edition:
- 3 known variant impressions of the only state
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Curatorial Remarks:
- According to Bourgeois's assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, this composition was likely considered for the 1999 series, "What is the Shape of this Problem?" seen below in Related Works in the Catalogue, but it was finally not included.
- Description:
- Letterpress and lithography
- Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscribed on the verso of the source drawing: "Le Perè, La merè et les 3 enfants April 11/98 Serres les uns coutre les autres sont inattacable, resistent aux fleche"
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1423.2008
Only state, variant
c. 1999
Le Père, la Mère, et les 3 Enfants
c. 1999
Source
1998
Le Père, la Mère, et les 3 Enfants
1998
Le Père, la Mère, et les 3 Enfants
1998
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 x 11 1/2" (22.9 x 29.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Related Works in the Catalogue
Related Works in Other Mediums
Untitled
1989
Untitled
1989
Medium: Ink, charcoal, and crayon on burned paper
Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
I Held His Eyes Within My Gaze
1998
I Held His Eyes Within My Gaze
1998
Medium: Ink, pencil, and correction fluid on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 x 11 3/4" (22.9 x 29.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Le Père et les 3 Fils
1998
Le Père et les 3 Fils
1998
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 12 x 8 3/4" (30.5 x 22.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
2003
Untitled
2003
Medium: Ink, gouache, and pencil on music paper
Dimensions: sheet: 6 1/2 x 10 1/2" (16.5 x 26.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY