Happiness

Cat. No. 689.2/I, variant 1

Happiness

State/Variant:
Version 2 of 2, state I of II, variant
Date:
2009
Themes
Body Parts, Figures, Motherhood & Family, Nature
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Paper
Dimensions:
plate: 4 15/16 × 6 15/16" (12.5 × 17.6 cm); sheet: 8 3/4 × 12 1/4" (22.2 × 31.1 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
2 known variant impressions of version 2, state I
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition at any state.
Impression:
Not numbered
Curatorial Remarks:
Toward the end of her life, Bourgeois made a large body of red gouache drawings related to the theme of Motherhood & Family. Bourgeois usually made several iterations of each scene, exploring pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding, among other subjects related to new life. Some drawings were used as source works for print compositions. As the print composition evolved, Bourgeois continued to explore the same subject through drawing. See Related Works in Other Mediums below for examples.

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 impression of version 2 in MoMA's Collection. The sheet dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
Descriptive Title:
Five Breasts
Description:
Drypoint
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from version 1: breasts, mounds, and figures transferred to new plate in drypoint.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Happiness

2009

Source

2009

Happiness
First Version
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Second Version
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Happiness

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Untitled
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Happiness
Happiness
Les Enfants
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