Cat. No. 416/V
Ear
- State/Variant:
- State V of VI
- Date:
- 2004
- Themes
- Body Parts, Faces & Portaits
- Techniques
- Aquatint, Drypoint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 9 7/8 x 6 1/8" (25.1 x 15.6 cm); sheet: 12 1/2 x 8 5/8" (31.8 x 21.9 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois 2004" lower middle to lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state V
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state VI.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The only known impression of state V is in a private collection. A high resolution image is unavailable and the impression could not be examined in person. The plate dimensions refer to the published impression in MoMA's Collection. The sheet dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
- Description:
- Drypoint and aquatint, with selective wiping, and with pencil and black ink additions
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state IV, in drypoint: necklace detail and hair further delineated.
Changes from state IV, in aquatint: ear further shaded.
Additions in pencil: ear further shaded, anticipating state VI.
Additions in ink: pupil, anticipating state VI.
State V of VI
2004
Ear
2004
State I of VI, variant
2004
<i>Ear</i>
2004
State I of VI, variant
2004
<i>Ear</i>
2004
State II of VI
2004
<i>Ear</i>
2004
State III of VI
2004
<i>Ear</i>
2004
State IV of VI
2004
<i>Ear</i>
2004
State V of VI
2004
<i>Ear</i>
2004
State VI of VI
2004
<i>Ear</i>
2004
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2004
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2004
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2002
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2002
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© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Five Senses: Hearing
2005
The Five Senses: Hearing
2005
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: overall: 5 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 11 1/2" (14 x 39.4 x 29.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Conversation
2001
The Conversation
2001
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© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY