Couple

Cat. No. 238

Couple

Date:
2008
Themes
Body Parts, Fabric Works, Figures, Motherhood & Family
Techniques
Digital
Dimensions:
overall: 11 1/2 × 15 1/4" (29.2 × 38.7 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower comp., stitched in red thread.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Dyenamix
Edition:
Unique
Edition Information:
The left half of this diptych is an impression of "Girl with Hair," version 2 of 2, only state, outside the edition. The composition on the right half of the diptych also appears in "Self-Portrait," 2009, as seen below in Related Works in the Catalogue.
Curatorial Remarks:
This composition is comprised of two fabric sheets stitched together to combine two digital prints.
Description:
Fabric collage, with 2 digital prints
Other Remarks:
According to the Louise Bourgeois Studio, the composition on the right half of this diptych went through two steps involving digital printing. First, the Source work was used to create a digital print. (See "The Maternal Man" below in Related Works in the Catalogue.) Then, the baby was digitally removed, creating the composition seen here.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Couple

2008

Source

2007

Femme

Source

2008

The Maternal Man
States
Couple

Related Works in the Catalogue

Girl with Hair
The Maternal Man
Self Portrait