Cat. No. 703
The Curved House
- State/Variant:
- Only state
- Date:
- c. 2010
- Themes
- Architecture, Figures, Objects
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- sheet: 10 7/8 × 22 3/8" (27.6 × 56.8 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right 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- unpublished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 paper type and plate size 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, with pencil additions
- Inscription:
- "The curved house" lower middle margin, pencil, artist's hand.
- Other Remarks:
- According to the artist's assistant, Jerry Gorovoy, Bourgeois's depictions of beds stem not only from their symbolic resonance but also from her interest in their geometric and architectural forms.
Only state
c. 2010
The Curved House
c. 2010
Only state
c. 2010
<i>The Curved House</i>
c. 2010
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