Untitled No. 4

Cat. No. 607/II

Untitled No. 4

State/Variant:
State II of II
Date:
2004
Alternate Title:
Hair
Themes
Abstraction, Body Parts
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Slightly textured, wove handmade Nujabi paper
Dimensions:
plate: 3 x 7" (7.6 x 17.8 cm); sheet: 9 1/16 x 12 3/16" (23 x 31 cm)
Signature:
"Louise Bourgeois 2004" lower right margin, pencil.
Publisher
Harlan & Weaver
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
10; plus 5 A.P., 4 P.P., 2 H.C., 1 B.A.T.
Impression:
"h.c. 1/2" lower left margin, pencil, unknown hand.
Curatorial Remarks:
Although the numbering of this untitled work suggests that it is part of a series, it is not part of a larger body of work.
Description:
Drypoint
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state I, in drypoint: outline reinforced.
Other Remarks:
According to Harlan & Weaver, New York, the alternate title "Hair" refers to the fact that the print was originally a vertical composition before the artist playfully decided to turn it on its side.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
326.2009
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Untitled No. 4

2004

States
Untitled No. 4
Untitled No. 4

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