Cat. No. 689.2/I, variant 2
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: 9 1/4 × 11 3/4" (23.5 × 29.8 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- unpublished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, with pink watercolor additions
- Inscription:
- "Nov. 28 2009" lower middle margin, pencil, unknown hand.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from version 1: breasts, mounds, and figures transferred to new plate in drypoint.
Version 2 of 2, state I of II, variant
2009
Happiness
2009
Source
2009
Happiness
2009
Happiness
2009
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 18 × 23 1/2" (45.7 × 59.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Version 1 of 2, state I of IV
2009
<i>Happiness</i>
2009
Version 1 of 2, state II of IV
2009
<i>Happiness</i>
2009
Version 1 of 2, state II of IV, variant
2009
<i>Happiness</i>
2009
Version 1 of 2, state II of IV, variant
2009
<i>Happiness</i>
2009
Version 1 of 2, state III of IV
2009
<i>Happiness</i>
2009
Version 1 of 2, state IV of IV
2009
<i>Happiness</i>
2009
Version 2 of 2, state I of II, variant
2009
<i>Happiness</i>
2009
Version 2 of 2, state I of II, variant
2009
<i>Happiness</i>
2009
Version 2 of 2, state II of II
2009
<i>Happiness</i>
2009
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Untitled (Hills), in Les Arbres (6), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
Version 2 of 2, state III of III
2004
Untitled (Hills), in <i>Les Arbres</i> (6), from the editioned series of portfolios, <i>Les Arbres</i> (1-6)
2004
Beautiful Night
Only state
2004
<i>Beautiful Night</i>
2004
Untitled
Only state
c. 2003
Untitled
c. 2003
Untitled
Only state, variant
c. 2003
Untitled
c. 2003
Blue Is the Color of Your Eyes
Only state
2008
<i>Blue Is the Color of Your Eyes</i>
2008
Related Works in Other Mediums
Maman
2009
Maman
2009
Medium: Gouache and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 36 × 47 7/8" (91.4 × 121.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Happiness
2009
Happiness
2009
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 18 × 23 1/2" (45.7 × 59.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Happiness
2009
Happiness
2009
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 18 × 23 1/2" (45.7 × 59.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Les Enfants
2009
Les Enfants
2009
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 18 × 23 1/2" (45.7 × 59.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Les Enfants
2009
Les Enfants
2009
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 18 × 23 1/2" (45.7 × 59.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Les Enfants
2009
Les Enfants
2009
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 18 × 23 1/2" (45.7 × 59.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Les Enfants
2009
Les Enfants
2009
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 18 × 23 1/2" (45.7 × 59.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Les Enfants
2009
Les Enfants
2009
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 18 × 23 1/2" (45.7 × 59.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Les Enfants
2009
Les Enfants
2009
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 18 × 23 1/2" (45.7 × 59.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Les Enfants
2009
Les Enfants
2009
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 18 × 23 1/2" (45.7 × 59.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Les Enfants
2009
Les Enfants
2009
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 18 × 23 1/2" (45.7 × 59.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY