The Birth

Cat. No. 127

The Birth

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2007
Themes
Body Parts, Fabric Works, Figures, Motherhood & Family
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Fabric
Dimensions:
plate: 18 x 10 15/16" (45.7 x 27.8 cm); sheet: 23 1/8 x 14 3/4" (58.7 x 37.5 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, stitched in blue thread.
Publisher
Louise Bourgeois
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
3
Edition Information:
Only 3 impressions, from a planned edition of 7, were completed before the artist's death.

There are sometimes variations in the old fabrics Bourgeois used in her editions. According to photographic records of the Louise Bourgeois Studio, there may be staining or scorching in one of the examples of this composition.
Impression:
"No. 2/7" lower middle sheet verso, black ink, unknown hand.
Description:
Drypoint, with selective wiping
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
26.2012
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

The Birth

2007

States
The Birth

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