Cat. No. 295/I
The Cross-Eyed Woman V
- State/Variant:
- State I of II
- Date:
- 2004
- Themes
- Faces & Portaits
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 6 3/4 x 9 1/4" (17.2 x 23.5 cm); sheet: 12 3/8 x 11 3/16" (31.5 x 28.4 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state I
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state II.
- 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, with red ink additions
- State Changes and Additions:
- Additions in red ink: necklace added, and hair and figure further delineated, anticipating state II.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 13.2012
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
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State I of II
2004
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The Cross-Eyed Woman V
2004
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State I of II
2004
<i>The Cross-Eyed Woman V</i>
2004
Published
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State II of II
2004
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<i>The Cross-Eyed Woman V</i>
2004
Published
State II of II
2004
<i>The Cross-Eyed Woman V</i>
2004
Series
2004
Published
The Cross-Eyed Woman I-VII
2004
<i>The Cross-Eyed Woman I-VII</i>
2004
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