Cat. No. 357, variant 1
Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée
- State/Variant:
- Only state, variant
- Date:
- 2002
- Themes
- Fabric Works, Words
- Techniques
- Lithography
- Support:
- Fabric
- Dimensions:
- sheet: 11 5/8 x 8 1/8" (29.5 x 20.6 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower sheet, stitched in red thread.
- Publisher
- Lison Editions
- Printer
- SOLO Impression
- Edition:
- 3 known variant impressions of the only state
- Edition Information:
- There are variations in the fabrics used in the 3 known impressions of this composition, as is commonly found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces. Discoloration is visible in this impression. One example with a plain fabric sheet has not been reproduced, due to its similarity to the example seen here.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Background:
- The text in this composition comes from Bourgeois's voluminous writings—in her diaries, on loose sheets, or on the verso of drawings. The specific source and date of this text are not known.
During the early 2000s, Bourgeois worked with SOLO Impression on the editioned version of "Ode à l'oubli," a book of fabric collages and two lithographed text pages. The phrases on those text pages came from her writings. Inspired by that collaboration, Bourgeois created several individual printed fabric works with lithographed texts. - Descriptive Title:
- English translation: "The Word Pity Calmed Me"
- Description:
- Lithograph
- Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscribed on the recto of a related drawing, "The Mot pitié m'a apaisée," 2002, red ink and pencil on paper: "Je ne lis pas, j'ecris dans mon lit, / Peut etre devrai je avoir peur mais j'ai pas peur / tort arrive a qui sait attendre son / patient [?], ne desespere pas. / flageolet flageoler / You are my sunshine / my little sunshine you shine away when the / skies are grey— / please don't take take my sunshine away—"
Only state, variant
2002
Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée
2002
Only state, variant
2002
<i>Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée</i>
2002
Only state, variant
2002
<i>Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée</i>
2002
Related Works in the Catalogue
Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée
State II of II
2001
<i>Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée</i>
2001
Ode à l'Oubli
2004
<i>Ode à l'Oubli</i>
2004
Be Calm, from the illustrated book, Recueil des Secrets de Louyse Bourgeois, deluxe edition
Only state
2005
<i>Be Calm</i>, from the illustrated book,<i> Recueil des Secrets de Louyse Bourgeois</i>, deluxe edition
2005
Related Works in Other Mediums
The Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée
2002
The Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée
2002
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 1/8 x 8" (23.2 x 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
2006
Untitled
2006
Medium: Fabric collage
Dimensions: sheet: 17 5/8 x 11 3/4" (44.8 x 29.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
La Pitié
2002
La Pitié
2002
Medium: Ink and pencil paper
Dimensions: sheet: 8 x 9 3/8" (20.3 x 23.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
2002
Untitled
2002
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 1/2 x 9" (29.2 x 22.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY