Cat. No. 1053, study 1
Untitled (Study for The New York Sky)
- State/Variant:
- Study
- Date:
- 1999
- Techniques
- Other Techniques
- Support:
- Smooth paper
- Dimensions:
- sheet: 6 5/8 x 5 1/4" (16.8 x 13.4 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Edition:
- 1 known photocopy study; 1 known tracing study
- Background:
- The source drawing for this composition was reproduced on the announcement for the 1949 exhibition at Peridot Gallery titled "Louise Bourgeois, Recent Work 1947-1949: Seventeen Standing Figures in Wood." (The Easton Foundation: LBE-0026, 1949)
- Description:
- Photocopy, with blue ink additions
- Inscription:
- Verso: "this drawing / has been engraved / on copper-- / printed by Felix / where is the / plate / dessin des [illeg.]" upper to lower center sheet, pencil, artist's hand; "L'oeuf qui s'envole parce que le poussin / est claustrophobique-- / see Paulo text" center left sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 511.2010
Study
1999
The New York Sky
1999
Source
1949
Untitled
1949
Untitled
1949
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Study
1999
Untitled (Study for <i>The New York Sky</i>)
1999
1999
Untitled (Study for <i>The New York Sky</i>)
1999
Only state
1999
<i>The New York Sky</i>
1999
Only state, variant
1999
<i>The New York Sky</i>
1999
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Related Works in Other Mediums
Untitled
1954
Untitled
1954
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 12 1/2 x 6 3/4" (31.8 x 17.1 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1948
Untitled
1948
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 7 5/8 × 5" (19.4 × 12.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1946
Untitled
1946
Medium: Pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 12 3/4 × 9 3/4" (32.4 × 24.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY