Nature Study

Cat. No. 364-378

Nature Study

Date:
2009
Themes
Abstraction, Body Parts, Fabric Works, Figures, Motherhood & Family, Nature, Spirals
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Fabric
Dimensions:
plate (each): 9 x 6 3/8" (22.9 x 16.2 cm); sheet (each): 13 1/2 x 10 1/2" (34.3 x 26.7 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin each plate, 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:
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 vary slightly because of hemming and stretching fluctuations.
Impression:
"No. 2/5" lower middle sheet verso each plate, black ink, unknown hand.
Curatorial Remarks:
There are no source drawings for this series, unlike for many of Bourgeois’s prints.
Description:
Series of 15 drypoints
Installation Remarks:
This series of 15 compositions constitutes 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:
111.2012.1-15
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

From the series

Untitled, plate 8 of 15, from the series, Nature Study
Untitled, plate 9 of 15, from the series, Nature Study
Untitled, plate 10 of 15, from the series, Nature Study
Untitled, plate 11 of 15, from the series, Nature Study
Untitled, plate 12 of 15, from the series, Nature Study
Untitled, plate 13 of 15, from the series, Nature Study
Untitled, plate 14 of 15, from the series, Nature Study
Untitled, plate 15 of 15, from the series, Nature Study
Untitled, plate 1 of 15, from the series, Nature Study
Untitled, plate 2 of 15, from the series, Nature Study
Untitled, plate 3 of 15, from the series, Nature Study
Untitled, plate 4 of 15, from the series, Nature Study
Untitled, plate 5 of 15, from the series, Nature Study
Untitled, plate 6 of 15, from the series, Nature Study
Untitled, plate 7 of 15, from the series, Nature Study

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