Cat. No. 1130
Quartet of the 4 Obese Singing Ladies
- State/Variant:
- Only state
- Date:
- 2001
- Themes
- Figures, Music
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Music paper
- Dimensions:
- sheet: 8 x 14 1/4" (20.3 x 36.2 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of the only state
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The plate dimensions could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The sheet dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
- Description:
- Drypoint
- Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscribed on the verso of the source drawing: "happy obese / voluptuous."
Only state
2001
Quartet of the 4 Obese Singing Ladies
2001
Source
c. 2001
Quartet of the 4 Obese Singing Ladies
c. 2001
Quartet of the 4 Obese Singing Ladies
c. 2001
Medium: Ink and pencil on music paper
Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/2 × 10 3/4" (21.6 × 27.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Study
2001
<i>Quartet of the 4 Obese Singing Ladies </i>(Study for<i> Quartet of the 4 Obese Singing Ladies</i>)
2001
Study
2001
<i>Quartet of the 4 Obese Singing Ladies </i>(Study for<i> Quartet of the 4 Obese Singing Ladies</i>)
2001
Only state
2001
<i>Quartet of the 4 Obese Singing Ladies</i>
2001
Related Works in the Catalogue
The Obese Woman
Version 1 of 2, state VII of VII, variant
2002
<i>The Obese Woman</i>
2002
Related Works in Other Mediums
Untitled, no. 187 of 220, from the series, The Insomnia Drawings
1995
Untitled, no. 187 of 220, from the series, The Insomnia Drawings
1995
Medium: Charcoal, pencil, and ink on cardboard
Dimensions: sheet: 12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Obésité / Maternity
2000
Obésité / Maternity
2000
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 12 x 9" (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Obese Woman
2002
Obese Woman
2002
Medium: Ink, pencil, and white correction fluid on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 1/2 x 8" (24.1 x 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Obese Bulimic Anorexic
2001
Obese Bulimic Anorexic
2001
Medium: Fabric, stainless steel, glass, wood, and lead
Dimensions: overall: 24 x 16 x 14 1/2" (61 x 40.6 x 36.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Hanging (To Life) on a Thread
2002
Hanging (To Life) on a Thread
2002
Medium: Ink and pencil on music paper
Dimensions: sheet: 8 5/8 × 12" (21.9 × 30.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY