My Hand

Cat. No. 498 (fabric)

My Hand

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2002
Themes
Body Parts, Fabric Works, Music, Objects
Techniques
Lithography
Support:
Fabric
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" lower right comp., stitched in red thread.
Publisher
SOLO Impression
Printer
SOLO Impression
Edition:
10; plus 5 A.P., 1 B.A.T., 1 P.P., and an edition of 20 on paper, with 4 P.P., 2 T.P., 1 B.A.T.
Edition Information:
There are slight variations in the fabrics used in this edition, as is commonly found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces.

The 2 T.P. impressions in the edition on paper are signed in pencil in the lower right composition.
Curatorial Remarks:
The type of fabric could not be documented because this impression is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. Dimensions of fabric works often vary slightly due to stretching. The sheet and composition dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.

According to the Studio, the impression number is written on the verso in black ink on the lower seam for each impression.
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)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

My Hand

2002

Source

1997

My Hand
States
My Hand
My Hand

Related Works in the Catalogue

Untitled, no. 5 of 6, from the portfolio, The Woven Child
Untitled
Marriage, plate 5 of 24, from the series, Self Portrait
Hands

Related Works in Other Mediums

Untitled, no. 2 of 9, from the suite, My Left Hand
Untitled, no. 8 of 9, from the suite, My Left Hand
Untitled
Helping Hands (detail)
Give or Take