Determination

Cat. No. 529, variant 3

Determination

State/Variant:
Only state, variant
Date:
2003
Themes
Animals & Insects
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Paper
Dimensions:
plate: 5 1/16 x 4" (12.8 x 10.2 cm); sheet: 10 x 7 3/4" (25.4 x 19.7 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right margin, pencil.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
3 known variant impressions of the only state, outside the edition
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of the only state.

The "AP" inscription, in the artist's hand, does not indicate a conventional A.P. impression, which would be numbered.
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
Bourgeois created this composition as a 2003 holiday gift for a circle of friends.
Curatorial Remarks:
The paper type could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The plate dimensions are from the variant impression in MoMA's Collection. The sheet dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
Description:
Drypoint, with red watercolor additions
Inscription:
"AP" lower left margin, pencil, artist's hand; "To Deborah McLeod. / Best wishes / Louise Bourgeois" lower middle margin, pencil, artist's hand.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Determination

2003

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