Cat. No. 421.2/I, variant 1
Saturday Morning
- State/Variant:
- Version 2 of 2, state I of II, variant
- Date:
- 2003-2009
- Themes
- Figures, Objects
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 5 1/2 x 9 15/16" (14 x 25.2 cm); sheet: 10 5/8 x 15 7/8" (27 x 40.4 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 3 known variant impressions of version 2, state I
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of version 2, state II.
The third known variant impression is not in MoMA's Collection and is not reproduced here due to its similiarity to the other variant impression seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below. - Impression:
- Not numbered
- Background:
- According to the Louise Bourgeois Studio, this image is based on Bourgeois's observation of people lining up on Saturday morning to receive packages of food from the rectory of Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, located across the street from her home on West 20th Street. The artist also made a sculpture and a drypoint edition of the rectory building, both titled "The Rectory" and seen below as Related Works.
- Description:
- Drypoint, with red ink additions
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from version 1: two rows of figures eliminated; one row of figures re-drawn in drypoint on new plate.
Changes from version 1, in drypoint: long hair, necklace, breast, and high-heeled shoes added to female figure; hair added to two of male figures; toes articulated on three male figures. - Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscribed on the verso of the study: "les plus malheureux que toi" upper center sheet, pencil, artist's hand; "coude ou elbow / is moving." center sheet, pencil, artist's hand; "Crutches / bequilles [sic] / les boiteuses" lower right sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1741.2008
Version 2 of 2, state I of II, variant
2003-2009
Saturday Morning
2001-2009
Source
2001
Untitled
2001
Untitled
2001
Medium: Red ink, pencil, and white correction fluid on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Study
2001
Untitled (Study for<i> Saturday Morning</i>)
2001
Version 1 of 2, state I of III
2001
<i>Saturday Morning</i>
2001
Version 1 of 2, state II of III
2001
<i>Saturday Morning</i>
2001
Version 1 of 2, state III of III
2001
<i>Saturday Morning</i>
2001
Version 2 of 2, state I of II, variant
2003-2009
<i>Saturday Morning</i>
2003-2009
Version 2 of 2, state I of II, variant
2003-2009
<i>Saturday Morning</i>
2003-2009
Version 2 of 2, state II of II
2003-2009
<i>Saturday Morning</i>
2003-2009
Related Works in the Catalogue
The Rectory
Version 2 of 2, state IV of IV
2004
<i>The Rectory</i>
2004
Related Works in Other Mediums
The Rectory
2002
The Rectory
2002
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: overall: 6 x 12 3/4 x 6" (15.2 x 32.4 x 15.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY