Cat. No. 585/I
The Couple, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
- State/Variant:
- State I of XVII
- Date:
- 2001
- Themes
- Figures
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8" (25 × 20 cm); sheet: 12 1/4 × 10" (31.1 × 25.4 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right margin, pencil; "LB" right lower margin, red ink.
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state I
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state XVII.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- 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 an impression in MoMA's Collection. The sheet dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
A publicity poster was made with an image of state XVII for the 2002 documentary about the artist titled "C'est le murmure de l'eau qui chante." It was filmed over the course of 8 years by Brigitte Cornand, a French filmmaker who worked closely with Bourgeois in the last years of her life. - Descriptive Title:
- English translation: "The Reparation"
- Description:
- Drypoint, with red watercolor, red ink, and pencil additions
- State Changes and Additions:
- Matrices:
The progression of this composition, as seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below, involved 2 plates in 3 different techniques.
Plate 1, in drypoint and engraving: man and woman.
Plate 2, in aquatint: shading in woman's shoes.
State Changes:
Plate 1 printed in black.
State I of XVII
2001
The Couple , plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
2001-2003
State I of XVII
2001
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2001
State II of XVII, variant
2001
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2001
State II of XVII, variant
2001
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2001
State III of XVII
2001
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2001
State IV of XVII, variant
2001
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2001
State IV of XVII, variant
2001
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2001
State V of XVII
2001
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2001
State V of XVII, variant
2001
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2001
State V of XVII, variant
2001
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2001
State VI of XVII
2003
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2003
State VII of XVII
2003
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2003
State VIII of XVII
2003
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
2003
State IX of XVII
2003
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2003
State X of XVII
2003
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2003
State XI of XVII
2003
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2003
State XII of XVII
2003
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2003
State XIII of XVII
2003
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2003
State XIII of XVII, variant
2003
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2003
State XIV of XVII
2003
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2003
State XV of XVII
2003
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2003
State XVI of XVII
2003
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2003
State XVII of XVII
2003
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2003
Portfolio
2003
La Réparation
2003
<i>La Réparation</i>
2003
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