Cat. No. 1067/VII
Hands
- State/Variant:
- State VII of VIII
- Date:
- 2002-2003
- Themes
- Body Parts
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 11 15/16 x 9 15/16" (30.3 x 25.2 cm); sheet: 17 1/8 x 14 3/16" (43.5 x 36 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state VII
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Background:
- Printer Felix Harlan of Harlan & Weaver traced Bourgeois's hands to create this composition. A photograph was taken of the process. Bourgeois later used this photograph to create a 2008 photogravure, also titled "Hands," seen in Related Works in the Catalogue.
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The source drawing for this composition was done on the verso of the 2002 impression seen below in Related Works in the Catalogue.
- Description:
- Drypoint, with pencil and red pencil additions
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state VI, in drypoint: more curving lines added to left wrist.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1578.2008
State VII of VIII
2002-2003
Hands
2002-2003
Source
2002
Untitled (verso)
2002
Untitled (verso)
2002
Medium: Pencil
Dimensions: sheet: 15 9/16 × 11" (39.5 × 28 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Related Works in the Catalogue
Related Works in Other Mediums
Untitled, no. 5 of 9, from the suite, My Left Hand
2004
Untitled, no. 5 of 9, from the suite, My Left Hand
2004
Medium: Mixed media on paper
Dimensions: sheet (approx.): 9 1/2 × 8" (24.1 × 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Décontractée
1990
Décontractée
1990
Medium: Pink marble and steel
Dimensions: overall: 28 1/2 × 36 × 23" (72.4 × 91.4 × 58.4 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
My Hands
2004
My Hands
2004
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 8 × 9 1/2" (20.3 × 24.1 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1996
Untitled
1996
Medium: Ink and charcoal on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 × 12" (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY