The Cross-Eyed Woman Giving Birth

Cat. No. 132/I

The Cross-Eyed Woman Giving Birth

State/Variant:
State I of II
Date:
2005
Themes
Figures, Motherhood & Family
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Paper
Dimensions:
plate: 13 3/8 x 9 9/16" (34 x 24.3 cm); sheet: 16 x 11" (40.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, pencil.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
1 known impression of state I
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition at any state.

The 2 known impressions of state II are on fabric.
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).
Curatorial Remarks:
The type of paper could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's collection and could not be examined in person.

The plate dimensions of this impression also could not be documented. The plate dimensions given are from one of the impressions on fabric in MoMA’s collection. Dimensions of fabric works often vary slightly due to stretching.
Description:
Drypoint, with red ink additions
State Changes and Additions:
Additions in red ink: necklace delineated and hair further delineated, anticipating state II; baby delineated; lines reinforced overall.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

The Cross-Eyed Woman Giving Birth

2005

States
The Cross-Eyed Woman Giving Birth
The Cross-Eyed Woman Giving Birth
The Cross-Eyed Woman Giving Birth

Related Works in the Catalogue

Untitled, plate 1 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series
The Cross-Eyed Woman I
The Cross-Eyed Woman II
The Cross-Eyed Woman IV
The Cross-Eyed Woman V
The Cross-Eyed Woman VI
The Cross-Eyed Woman VII
Untitled, plate 2 of 14, from the portfolio, Autobiographical Series
Birth, plate 9 of 24, from the series, Self Portrait
The Birth
The Cross-Eyed Woman III

Related Works in Other Mediums

The Arrival (detail)
Untitled (Woman Giving Birth)
The Birth