The Good Mother

Cat. No. 249

The Good Mother

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2008
Themes
Body Parts, Fabric Works, Figures, Motherhood & Family
Techniques
Digital
Support:
Fabric
Dimensions:
overall: 31 x 24 x 3/8" (78.7 x 61 x 1 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, stitched in red thread. "Louise Bourgeois" verso.
Publisher
Carolina Nitsch Editions
Printer
Dyenamix
Edition:
9; plus 3 A.P.
Edition Information:
The shapes of the aluminum collage elements vary across the edition. Several examples are reproduced below in the Evolving Composition Diagram.

There is 1 known variant impression of the only state, outside the edition.
Impression:
"3/9" verso, unknown hand.
Curatorial Remarks:
The medium and location of the impression number and signature on the verso are not documented because this work is not in MoMA's collection and could not be examined in person.
Description:
Digital print, with aluminum collage
Other Remarks:
According to Bourgeois's assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, the aluminum collage elements were fragments left over after pouring aluminum into molds for sculptures by the artist. Gorovoy gathered up the fragments and Bourgeois decided to use them in this edition. The sculptural pouring process took place at the Modern Art Foundry in Long Island City, NY.
This Work in Other Collections:
Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

The Good Mother

2008

Source

2008

The Good Mother
States
The Good Mother
The Good Mother
The Good Mother
The Good Mother
The Good Mother

Related Works in the Catalogue

Femme
Untitled, no. 1 of 36, from the series, The Fragile
Untitled, no. 10 of 36, from the series, The Fragile
Good Mother, plate 17 of 24, from the series, Self Portrait
Untitled, no. 14 of 36, from the series, The Fragile
The Bad Mother
Untitled, no. 34 of 36, from the series, The Fragile
The Bad Mother

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Umbilical Cord
Mother
The Pregnant Mother