Cat. No. 691/I
Topiary
- State/Variant:
- State I of III
- Date:
- 2005
- Themes
- Figures, Nature
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 11 15/16 × 9 1/8" (30.4 × 23.2 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 × 11 1/4" (39.4 × 28.6 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state I
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state III.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Background:
- Bourgeois created prints as holiday gifts for a circle of friends. State III of "Topiary" was used as a holiday gift in 2005.
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The type of paper could not be documented because this impression is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The plate dimensions of this impression could not be documented because this impression is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The plate dimensions are from the published impression on paper in MoMA’s Collection. The sheet dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
- Description:
- Drypoint, with blue ink and white correction fluid additions
State I of III
2005
Topiary
2005
Source
2005
Topiary
2005
Topiary
2005
Medium: Pink marble
Dimensions: overall: 26 1/2 x 11 x 8 3/4" (67.3 x 27.9 x 22.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
State I of III
2005
<i>Topiary</i>
2005
State II of III
2005
<i>Topiary</i>
2005
State III of III
2005
<i>Topiary</i>
2005
Related Works in the Catalogue
Topiary: The Art of Improving Nature
1998
<i>Topiary: The Art of Improving Nature</i>
1998
Untitled (Wide Tree), in Les Arbres (1), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
Version 1 of 2, state II of III
2004
Untitled (Wide Tree), in <i>Les Arbres</i> (1), from the editioned series of portfolios, <i>Les Arbres</i> (1-6)
2004
Topiary, plate 20 of 24, from the series, Self Portrait
Only state
2009
<i>Topiary</i>, plate 20 of 24, from the series,<i> Self Portrait</i>
2009
Related Works in Other Mediums
Topiary
1998
Topiary
1998
Medium: Fabric and steel
Dimensions: overall: 19 1/2 x 20 x 11" (49.5 x 50.8 x 27.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Topiary IV
1999
Topiary IV
1999
Medium: Steel, fabric, beads, and wood
Dimensions: overall: 27 x 21 x 17" (68.6 x 53.3 x 43.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Topiary
2005
Topiary
2005
Medium: Bronze, silver nitrate patina
Dimensions: overall: 3 1/4 x 13 x 5 3/4" (8.3 x 33 x 14.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Topiary
2005
Topiary
2005
Medium: Bronze, silver nitrate patina
Dimensions: overall: 14 3/4 x 4 x 8" (37.5 x 10.2 x 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Topiary
2005
Topiary
2005
Medium: Bronze, silver nitrate and gold patina
Dimensions: overall: 23 1/4 × 11 1/8 × 8 3/4" (59.1 × 28.3 × 22.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Spring
1948-1949
Spring
1948-1949
Medium: Painted wood and stainless steel
Dimensions: overall: 60 1/2 × 12 × 12" (153.7 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY