Alone and Together

Cat. No. 762

Alone and Together

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2007
Themes
Abstraction
Techniques
Etching
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 60 5/16 x 12 3/8" (153.2 x 31.5 cm); sheet: 61 5/8 x 12 13/16" (156.5 x 32.6 cm)
Signature:
"Louise Bourgeois" lower right margin, pencil.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Wingate Studio
Edition:
1 known impression of the only state, outside the unique variants
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition.

Aside from this impression of the only state, there are 9 unique variants that incorporate this plate, printed alone or in combination with other plates in multi-panel works.

When the plate is used alone, the work is included in the Evolving Composition Diagram. When it is printed with other plates, it is included in Related Works in the Catalogue.

See Evolving Composition Diagram:
"When Fear Becomes Conscious"
"Alone and Together"
"What You Think of Me"

See Related Works in the Catalogue:
"Inside of You"
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"
Untitled, no. 2 of 5, from the series, "The Vocabulary of Seduction"
Untitled, no. 1 of 3, from the series, "Sainte Nitouche"

There are 2 known cancellation proofs on paper, each with a large "X" drawn across the composition from each corner of the plate.
Impression:
"first proof" lower left margin, pencil, artist's hand.
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
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
976.2011
This Work in Other Collections:
Tate Modern, London
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Alone and Together

2006-2008

States
Alone and Together
Unique variants
When Fear Becomes Conscious
Alone and Together
What You Think of Me

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, no. 2 of 5, from the series, The Vocabulary of Seduction
Untitled, plate 2 of 9, from the portfolio, The View from the Bottom of the Well
Inside of You
Peeking through Curtain
Untitled, no. 1 of 3, from the series, Sainte Nitouche

Related Works in Other Mediums

Embracing Couple
Couple
Untitled