Cat. No. 524/III, variant 1
Railroad Clou
- State/Variant:
- State III of III, variant
- Date:
- 2005
- Themes
- Objects
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- sheet: 12 5/8 x 9 1/2" (32.1 x 24.1 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois" lower right margin, blue ink.
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 2 known variant impressions of state III
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The paper type and plate size could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The sheet size was provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
- Descriptive Title:
- English translation: "Railroad Nail"
- Description:
- Drypoint, with red gouache additions
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state II, in drypoint: outline of left nail delineated.
- Other Remarks:
- According to Felix Harlan, of Harlan & Weaver, New York, this composition is based on a steel railroad spike the artist had in her studio.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
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Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 3/4 x 9" (29.8 x 22.9 cm)
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2005
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Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 1/2 x 8" (24.1 x 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY