Cat. No. 364
Untitled, plate 1 of 15, from the series, Nature Study
- State/Variant:
- Only state
- Date:
- 2009
- Series:
- Nature Study
- Themes
- Body Parts, Fabric Works, Motherhood & Family, Nature
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Fabric
- Dimensions:
- plate: 9 x 6 3/8" (22.9 x 16.2 cm); sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 1/2" (34.3 x 26.7 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, stitched in brown thread
- Publisher
- Louise Bourgeois
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 5; plus 1 A.P. on fabric, 1 P.P. on paper
- Edition Information:
- There is 1 known variant impression of the only state, outside the edition.
The editioned "Nature Study" series sets numbered 2/5–5/5 and 1 A.P. are each comprised of 15 individual sheets, as seen here in the set numbered 2/5. The set numbered 1/5 differs from the rest of the edition in that it includes only plates 1–12 (and not plate 13, 14, or 15) of 15 in the series. Set 1/5 is mounted on a single large table cloth and is arranged in the formation of a clock. See Related Works in the Catalogue below. At the center of the clock are two additional drypoints also printed by Harlan & Weaver, New York. The editioned sets numbered 2/5–5/5 and 1 A.P. do not include these two additional prints.
There are variations in the fabrics used in this edition, as is commonly found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces.
Dimensions throughout the edition vary slightly because of hemming and stretching fluctuations. - Impression:
- "No. 2/5" lower middle sheet verso, black ink, unknown hand.
- Curatorial Remarks:
- There are no source drawings for this series, unlike for many of Bourgeois’s prints.
Due to the nature of the mounting and framing of this work, the verso could not be examined. - Description:
- Drypoint
- Installation Remarks:
- This composition is one of 15 that constitute a single work of art. All of these compositions are to be exhibited together, though there is no required sequence.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 111.2012.1
Only state
2009
Untitled, plate 1 of 15, from the series, Nature Study
2009
Only state, variant
2009
Untitled, plate 1 of 15, from the series,<i> Nature Study</i>
2009
Only state
2009
Untitled, plate 1 of 15, from the series,<i> Nature Study</i>
2009
Series
2009
Nature Study
2009
<i>Nature Study</i>
2009
Related Works in the Catalogue
Nature Study
State II of II, variant
2009
<i>Nature Study</i>
2009
Untitled
Only state
c. 2009
Untitled
c. 2009
Nature Study
2009
<i>Nature Study</i>
2009
Feeding, plate 13 of 24, from the series, Self Portrait
Only state
2009
<i>Feeding</i>, plate 13 of 24, from the series,<i> Self Portrait</i>
2009
Related Works in Other Mediums
The Feeding
2007
The Feeding
2007
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 14 5/8 x 11" (37.1 x 27.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Nature Study (Velvet Eyes)
1984
Nature Study (Velvet Eyes)
1984
Medium: Marble and steel
Dimensions: overall: 26 x 33 x 27" (66 x 83.8 x 68.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Nature Study
1984
Nature Study
1984
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: overall: 47 1/2 x 8 x 12" (120.7 x 20.3 x 30.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Nature Study
1984
Nature Study
1984
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: overall: 30 x 19 x 15" (76.2 x 48.3 x 38.1 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Nature Study (Pink Eyes)
1984
Nature Study (Pink Eyes)
1984
Medium: Marble, with steel base
Dimensions: overall: 20 x 45 1/2 x 31 1/2" (50.8 x 115.6 x 80 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Nature Study (White Eyes)
1986
Nature Study (White Eyes)
1986
Medium: Marble, with steel base
Dimensions: overall: 30 x 33 1/2 x 32" (76.2 x 85.1 x 81.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY