Cat. No. 727, unique variant 9, in 822
Untitled, no. 4 of 6, from the series, I Give Everything Away
- State/Variant:
- Only state, unique variant
- Date:
- 2010
- Series:
- I Give Everything Away
- Alternate Title:
- À Baudelaire
- Themes
- Nature
- Techniques
- Etching
- Support:
- Paper (2 attached sheets)
- Dimensions:
- plate (in 2 vertical parts) (overall): 59 5/16 × 37 5/16" (150.6 × 94.8 cm); sheet (overall): 59 3/4 × 70" (151.8 × 177.8 cm)
- Signature:
- panel (b): "Louise / Bourgeois" lower right comp.
- Publisher
- Osiris
- Printer
- Wingate Studio
- Edition:
- Unique
- Edition Information:
- This is one of 14 unique variants made from the same plate used in the edition "À Baudelaire." In some cases, these unique variants were printed in combination with other plates in multi-panel works. All include extensive hand additions and sometimes only a partial printing of the plate.
When the plate is used alone, the work is included in the Evolving Composition Diagram. When it is printed with other plates, it is included in Related Works in the Catalogue.
See Evolving Composition Diagram:
“À Baudelaire (#2)”
“À Baudelaire (#3)”
“À Baudelaire (#4)”
“À Baudelaire (#5)”
“À Baudelaire (#6)”
“À Baudelaire (#7)”
“À Baudelaire (#8): Silence Is a Form of Intimacy”
“The Geometry of Desire (#2)”
Untitled, no. 4 of 6, from the series "I Give Everything Away”
See Related Works in the Catalogue:
“À Baudelaire (#1)”
“À Baudelaire (#9): The Impossible”
“The Geometry of Pleasure (#1)”
“The Geometry of Pleasure (#3)”
“The Geometry of Pleasure (#4)”
This composition is 1 of 2 works (one of which is multi-panel) with extensive hand additions titled "The Geometry of Desire (#1) - (#2)." The other work in this group can be seen below in Related Works in the Catalogue. - Impression:
- Not numbered
- Background:
- Benjamin Shiff, the director of the Osiris imprint, collaborated with Bourgeois in a highly experimental phase of printmaking that occupied the last years of her life, from 2005 to 2010. He first established a working relationship with the artist in the 1990s, but the late period is particularly noteworthy for the innovative and complex large-scale projects that evolved at that time. Shiff made use of professional workshops for printing, but he oversaw the creation of the printing plates as Bourgeois worked on them in her home studio. He also provided assistance as she added extensive hand additions and texts, and as she combined individual compositions into multi-panel works and illustrated books.
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The type of paper and mediums of the hand additions and signature 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 impression in MoMA’s Collection. The sheet dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
- Description:
- panel (a): Pencil
panel (b): Soft ground etching, with hand additions - State Changes and Additions:
- Matrices:
Plate partially inked. - Installation Remarks:
- This panel is one of 6 which constitute a single work of art. All of these panels are to be exhibited together in the indicated sequence.
Only state, unique variant
2010
À Baudelaire
2008-2010
Only state
2008
<i>À Baudelaire</i>
2008
Only state
2008
<i>À Baudelaire</i>
2008
Only state, unique variant
2008
<i>À Baudelaire (#2)</i>
2008
Only state, unique variant
2008
<i>À Baudelaire (#3)</i>
2008
Only state, unique variant
2008
<i>À Baudelaire (#4)</i>
2008
Only state, unique variant
2008
<i>À Baudelaire (#5)</i>
2008
Only state, unique variant
2008
<i>À Baudelaire (#6)</i>
2008
Only state, unique variant
2009
<i>À Baudelaire (#7)</i>
2009
Only state, unique variant
2009
<i>À Baudelaire (#8): Silence Is a Form of Intimacy</i>
2009
Only state, unique variant
2009
<i>The Geometry of Desire (#2)</i>
2009
Only state, unique variant
2010
Untitled, no. 4 of 6, from the series, <i>I Give Everything Away</i>
2010
Series
2010
I Give Everything Away
2010
<i>I Give Everything Away</i>
2010
Related Works in the Catalogue
The Unfolding
Only state
2007
<i>The Unfolding</i>
2007
The Geometry of Pleasure (#3)
Unique variant
2009
<i>The Geometry of Pleasure (#3)</i>
2009
Love and Kisses
Only state
2007
<i>Love and Kisses</i>
2007
À Baudelaire (#1)
Unique variant
2008
<i>À Baudelaire (#1)</i>
2008
Laurel Easton
Only state
1944
<i>Laurel Easton</i>
1944
The Geometry of Pleasure (#4)
Unique variant
2009
<i>The Geometry of Pleasure (#4)</i>
2009
The Geometry of Pleasure (#1)
Unique variant
2008
<i>The Geometry of Pleasure (#1)</i>
2008
À Baudelaire (#9): The Impossible
Unique variant
2010
<i>À Baudelaire (#9): The Impossible</i>
2010
Eugénie Grandet
Version 2 of 2, state III of III
2008
<i>Eugénie Grandet</i>
2008
Untitled (Branch with Leaf Cluster), in Les Arbres (3), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
Only state, variant
2004
Untitled (Branch with Leaf Cluster), in <i>Les Arbres</i> (3), from the editioned series of portfolios, <i>Les Arbres</i> (1-6)
2004
The Geometry of Desire (#1)
Unique variant
2010
<i>The Geometry of Desire (#1)</i>
2010
Les Fleurs
Only state
2007
<i>Les Fleurs</i>
2007
Related Works in Other Mediums
Untitled
1949
Untitled
1949
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 19 1/2 x 12 1/2" (49.5 x 31.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Les Fleurs
2009
Les Fleurs
2009
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 23 1/2 × 18" (59.7 × 45.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled, no. 1, from the series, Eugénie Grandet
2009
Untitled, no. 1, from the series, Eugénie Grandet
2009
Medium: Silk and embroidery on cloth
Dimensions: sheet: 12 x 8 1/2 x 3/4" (30.5 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Collage
1949
Collage
1949
Medium: Collage and charcoal on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 1/2 x 7 1/4" (29.2 x 18.4 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Eye to Eye
1970
Eye to Eye
1970
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: overall: 31 1/2 x 29 7/8 x 29 7/8" (80 x 75.9 x 75.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Forêt (Night Garden)
1953
Forêt (Night Garden)
1953
Medium: Painted wood
Dimensions: overall: 37 x 18 7/8 x 14 5/8" (94 x 47.9 x 37.1 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Homage to Bernini
1967
Homage to Bernini
1967
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: overall: 21 1/2 × 20 × 23" (54.6 × 50.8 × 58.4 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Baroque
1970
Baroque
1970
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: overall: 37 1/4 × 25 1/4 × 25 7/8" (94.6 × 64.1 × 65.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Louise Bourgeois,
I Give Everything Away,
New York, Osiris, 2010Bourgeois's entire text for this series appears on the panels cited below.
No. 1:
I
Give
every thing
away
No. 2:
I
DISTANCE
myself
from
myself
No. 3:
from
what
I
love
most.
No. 4:
I
leave
my
home
No. 5:
I
leave
the
nest
No. 6:
I
am
packing
my
bags