Cat. No. 225
Les Étoiles
- State/Variant:
- Only state
- Date:
- 2009
- Themes
- Abstraction, Fabric Works, Nature
- Techniques
- Digital
- Support:
- Fabric
- Dimensions:
- composition: 8 7/16 x 6 11/16" (21.5 x 17 cm); sheet: 12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, stitched in tan thread.
- Publisher
- Louise Bourgeois
- Printer
- Dyenamix
- Edition:
- 15; plus 3 A.P., 1 T.P.
- Edition Information:
- This composition is incorporated in five additional projects outside the "Les Étoiles" edition. One impression is part of a suite of 16 fabric collages from 2009 with the title "Eugénie Grandet." The star elements appear in the editioned work, "You are my Polar Star," as well as in the unique fabric collage, "Polar Star." The stars are enlarged through the digital printing process for two additional unique fabric collages: "The Long Night" and "The Long Night II." Other than the impression in the "Eugénie Grandet" suite, which is the same composition, the other works can be seen below in Related Works in the Catalogue.
- Impression:
- "AP 2/3" verso, unknown hand.
- Curatorial Remarks:
- Due to the nature of the mounting and framing of this work, the verso could not be examined. In this case, the impression number was provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
- Descriptive Title:
- English translation: "The Stars"
- Description:
- Digital print
- Other Remarks:
- Louise Bourgeois's assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, has said that the composition for "Les Étoiles" came about through printing experiments undertaken by Raylene Marasco of Dyenamix. Bourgeois was pleased with this composition and decided to make an edition.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1362.2009
Only state
2009
Les Étoiles
2009
Only state
2009
<i>Les Étoiles</i>
2009
Related Works in the Catalogue
The Long Night
2009
<i>The Long Night</i>
2009
Untitled
Version 2 of 2, state III of III
2003
Untitled
2003
Shooting Stars
Only state
1989
<i>Shooting Stars</i>
1989
Polar Star
2009
<i>Polar Star</i>
2009
The Long Night II
2009
<i>The Long Night II</i>
2009
You Are My Polar Star
Only state
2009
<i>You Are My Polar Star</i>
2009
Related Works in Other Mediums
Polar Star
2008
Polar Star
2008
Medium: Suite of 9 fabric works
Dimensions: sheet (each): 15 3/4 x 13" (40 x 33 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Polar Stars
2007
Polar Stars
2007
Medium: Series of 5 drawings with watercolor and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet (each): 11 1/2 x 7 1/4" (29.2 x 18.4 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Eugénie Grandet
2009
Eugénie Grandet
2009
Medium: Suite of 16 cloth panels, with aquatint, drypoint, digital print, and mixed media
Dimensions: sheet (each approx.): 11 1/4 × 8 1/2" (28.6 × 21.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY