Cat. No. 498
My Hand
- State/Variant:
- Only state
- Date:
- 2002
- Themes
- Body Parts, Music, Objects
- Techniques
- Lithography
- Support:
- Fabriano paper
- Dimensions:
- composition: 8 5/8 x 6 5/8" (21.9 x 16.8 cm); sheet: 11 x 8 3/4" (27.9 x 22.2 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower sheet, red ink.
- Publisher
- SOLO Impression
- Printer
- SOLO Impression
- Edition:
- 20; plus 4 P.P., 2 T.P., 1 B.A.T., and an edition of 10 on fabric, with 5 A.P., 1 B.A.T., 1 P.P.
- Edition Information:
- The 2 T.P. impressions in the edition on paper are signed in pencil in the lower right composition.
- Impression:
- "1/20" lower left composition, pencil, unknown hand.
- Curatorial Remarks:
- This impression is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The type of paper as well as the sheet and composition dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
- Description:
- Lithograph
- State Changes and Additions:
- Matrices:
The progression of this composition, as seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below, involved 4 plates.
Plate 1: music staves; printed in gray.
Plate 2: hand; printed in pink.
Plates 3 and 4: hand; printed in red.
Print State Changes:
(4 of 4 runs)
Only state
2002
My Hand
2002
Source
1997
My Hand
1997
My Hand
1997
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 10 3/8 x 8 3/4" (26.4 x 22.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Only state
2002
<i>My Hand</i>
2002
Only state
2002
<i>My Hand</i>
2002
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Untitled, no. 5 of 6, from the portfolio, The Woven Child
2003
Untitled, no. 5 of 6, from the portfolio,<i> The Woven Child</i>
2003
Untitled
State II of II, variant
1999
Untitled
1999
Marriage, plate 5 of 24, from the series, Self Portrait
Only state
2009
<i>Marriage</i>, plate 5 of 24, from the series,<i> Self Portrait</i>
2009
Hands
State III of VIII
2002-2003
<i>Hands</i>
2002-2003
Related Works in Other Mediums
Untitled, no. 2 of 9, from the suite, My Left Hand
2004
Untitled, no. 2 of 9, from the suite, My Left Hand
2004
Medium: Mixed media on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 1/2 x 8" (24.1 x 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled, no. 8 of 9, from the suite, My Left Hand
2004
Untitled, no. 8 of 9, from the suite, My Left Hand
2004
Medium: Mixed media on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 1/2 x 8" (24.1 x 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
2004
Untitled
2004
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 8 3/4 x 8" (22.2 x 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Helping Hands (detail)
1993
Helping Hands (detail)
1993
Medium: Granite (six elements)
Dimensions: overall (dimensions are for the element pictured): 46 x 19 x 13" (116.8 x 48.2 x 33 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Give or Take
2002
Give or Take
2002
Medium: Bronze, silver nitrate patina
Dimensions: overall: 3 1/2 x 23 x 5" (8.9 x 58.4 x 12.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY