Cat. No. 246.1/VI
Twosome
- State/Variant:
- Version 1 of 3, state VI of VI
- Date:
- 2005
- Themes
- Music, Objects
- Techniques
- Drypoint, Etching
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper, with Shikibu gampi chine collé
- Dimensions:
- plate: 8 3/8 x 10 7/8" (21.3 x 27.6 cm); sheet: 15 x 17" (38.1 x 43.2 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois 2005" lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- Harlan & Weaver
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 25; plus 7 A.P., 5 P.P., 2 H.C., 1 B.A.T.
- Impression:
- "hc 1/2" lower left margin, pencil, unknown hand
- Curatorial Remarks:
- Bourgeois experimented with this composition from 2002 to 2004, through versions 1, 2, and 3. In 2005, she went back to version 1 and finalized the edition of version 1, state VI, printed with chine collé.
- Description:
- Drypoint and etching, with pink chine collé
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from version 1, state V in etching: music staves printed on chine collé paper.
Changes from version 1, state V by burnishing: openings at base of back of left chair added.
Changes from version 1, state V in drypoint: knobs at bottom of arms of left chair added. - MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 331.2009
- This Work in Other Collections:
- Tate Modern, London
Version 1 of 3, state VI of VI
2005
Twosome
2002-2005
Source
2002
Armchair
2002
Armchair
2002
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Source
2002
The Duet (The Armchair as a Symbol of Friendlyness)
2002
The Duet (The Armchair as a Symbol of Friendlyness)
2002
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/2 x 11 3/8" (21.6 x 28.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Version 1 of 3, state I of VI
2002
<i>Twosome</i>
2002
Version 1 of 3, state II of VI
2002
<i>Twosome</i>
2002
Version 1 of 3, state III of VI
2002
<i>Twosome</i>
2002
Version 1 of 3, state IV of VI
2002
<i>Twosome</i>
2002
Version 1 of 3, state V of VI, variant
2002
<i>Twosome</i>
2002
Version 1 of 3, state V of VI, variant
2002
<i>Twosome</i>
2002
Version 1 of 3, state V of VI, variant
2002
<i>Twosome</i>
2002
Version 1 of 3, state V of VI, variant
2002
<i>Twosome</i>
2002
Version 1 of 3, state VI of VI
2005
<i>Twosome</i>
2005
Version 2 of 3, state I of II
2003
<i>Twosome</i>
2003
Version 2 of 3, state II of II
2003
<i>Twosome</i>
2003
Version 3 of 3, only state, variant
2003
<i>Twosome</i>
2003
Version 3 of 3, only state, variant
2003
<i>Twosome</i>
2003
Version 3 of 3, only state, variant
2003-2004
<i>Twosome</i>
2003-2004
Version 3 of 3, only state, variant
2003-2004
<i>Twosome</i>
2003-2004
Version 3 of 3, only state, variant
2003-2004
<i>Twosome</i>
2003-2004
Version 3 of 3, only state, variant
2004
<i>Twosome</i>
2004
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Version 1 of 2, state I of II (lithography matrix)
1998
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1998
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1991
Twosome
1991
Medium: Steel, paint, and electric light
Dimensions: overall: 75 x 76 x 490" (190.5 x 193 x 1244.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1998
Untitled
1998
Medium: Crayon, ink, and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 1/2 x 8" (24.1 x 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY