Cat. No. 292
The Cross-Eyed Woman II
- State/Variant:
- Only state
- Date:
- 2004
- Themes
- Figures
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 13 1/4 x 9 1/2" (33.6 x 24.1 cm); sheet: 19 5/16 x 15 7/16" (49.1 x 39.2 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 1 known impression outside the edition
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Background:
- According to Bourgeois’s assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, the artist occasionally crossed her eyes to amuse her friends. Also, she admired the paintings of cross-eyed women by artist John Graham (1886-1961).
- Description:
- Drypoint
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 7.2012
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
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