The Little Leeches

Cat. No. 813, variant 2

The Little Leeches

State/Variant:
Only state, variant
Date:
2007
Themes
Animals & Insects
Techniques
Etching
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 58 11/16 × 19 7/16" (149.1 × 49.3 cm); sheet: 58 7/8 × 19 1/2" (149.5 × 49.5 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right comp., pencil.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Wingate Studio
Edition:
2 known variant impressions of the only state, outside the unique variants
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition.

Aside from the 2 variant impressions of the only state seen here, there are 5 unique variants that incorporate this plate, printed in combination with other plates in multi-panel works.

See Related Works in the Catalogue:
"Inside of You"
Untitled, no. 3 of 11, from the series, "Extreme Tension"
Untitled, no. 8 of 11, from the series, "Extreme Tension"
"The Fear Is Inside You!!!"
Untitled, no. 2 of 3, from the series, "I Want To Talk About Magic"
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
Benjamin Shiff, the director of the Osiris imprint, collaborated with Bourgeois in a highly experimental phase of printmaking that occupied the last years of her life, from 2005 to 2010. He first established a working relationship with the artist in the 1990s, but the late period is particularly noteworthy for the innovative and complex large-scale projects that evolved at that time. Shiff made use of professional workshops for printing, but he oversaw the creation of the printing plates as Bourgeois worked on them in her home studio. He also provided assistance as she added extensive hand additions and texts, and as she combined individual compositions into multi-panel works and illustrated books.
Description:
Soft ground etching, with pencil additions
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
984.2011
This Work in Other Collections:
Tate Modern, London
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

The Little Leeches

2007

States
The Little Leeches
The Little Leeches

Related Works in the Catalogue

Untitled, no. 2 of 3, from the series, I Want To Talk About Magic
Untitled, no. 8 of 11, from the series, Extreme Tension
The Fear Is Inside You!!!
Untitled
Sangsue
Le Père et les 3 Fils
Inside of You
Untitled, no. 3 of 11, from the series, Extreme Tension

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Eye to Eye
Maggots