Cat. No. 1113
Couple
- State/Variant:
- Only state
- Date:
- 2004
- Themes
- Figures
- Techniques
- Etching
- Support:
- Smooth, wove Dieu Donné paper, mounted on Arches
- Dimensions:
- plate: 9 5/16 × 5 7/8" (23.7 × 15 cm); sheet: 15 3/4 × 11 3/8" (40 × 28.9 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois" lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- Osiris
- Printer
- Wingate Studio
- Edition:
- 8
- Edition Information:
- This plate was issued as 2 separate editions, and in an illustrated book, all listed below.
Editions:
"Couple"
"Femme"
Illustrated book:
"Hang On"
About the "Couple" and "Femme" editions:
The hand additions vary from impression to impression. For comparison within each edition, see multiple impressions in the Evolving Composition Diagram below.
In both editions, Bourgeois and the publisher designated each impression as a study. (Usually in this catalogue, the term study describes photocopies and tracings that were used in the process of developing a composition.) - Impression:
- "Study 5/8" verso.
- Curatorial Remarks:
- This composition was printed on a separate, smaller sheet and mounted to the sheet seen here.
- Description:
- Etching, with blue watercolor, white gouache, black ink, and pencil additions
- Inscription:
- "Couple" left lower margin, pencil, artist's hand.
Only state
2004
Couple ; Femme ; Untitled, plate 3 of 17, from the illustrated book, Hang On
2004
Only state
2004
<i>Couple</i>
2004
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2004
<i>Couple</i>
2004
Only state
2004
<i>Couple</i>
2004
Only state
2004
<i>Couple</i>
2004
Only state
2004
<i>Couple</i>
2004
Only state
2004
<i>Couple</i>
2004
Only state
2004
<i>Couple</i>
2004
Only state
2004
<i>Couple</i>
2004
Only state
2004
<i>Femme</i>
2004
Only state
2004
<i>Femme</i>
2004
Only state
2004
<i>Femme</i>
2004
Only state
2004
<i>Femme</i>
2004
Only state
2004
<i>Femme</i>
2004
Only state
2004
<i>Femme</i>
2004
Only state
2004
<i>Femme</i>
2004
Only state
2004
<i>Femme</i>
2004
Only state
2004
Untitled, plate 3 of 17, from the illustrated book,<i> Hang On</i>
2004
Illustrated Book
2004
Hang On
2004
<i>Hang On</i>
2004
Related Works in the Catalogue
Femme
Version 1 of 2, only state
2007
<i>Femme</i>
2007
Femme
Only state, variant
2008
<i>Femme</i>
2008
Louise and Robert, plate 4 of 24, from the series, Self Portrait
Only state
2009
<i>Louise and Robert</i>, plate 4 of 24, from the series,<i> Self Portrait</i>
2009
The Cross-Eyed Woman II
Only state
2004
<i>The Cross-Eyed Woman II</i>
2004
The Couple, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
State XVII of XVII
2003
<i>The Couple</i>, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio,<i> La Réparation</i>
2003
Femme
Only state
2006
<i>Femme</i>
2006
Couple
2009
<i>Couple</i>
2009
Related Works in Other Mediums
Femme
2007
Femme
2007
Medium: Watercolor and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 1/2 x 8" (24.1 x 20.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Couple
2001
Couple
2001
Medium: Fabric
Dimensions: overall: 19 x 6 x 6 1/2" (48.3 x 15.2 x 16.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Couple
2001
Couple
2001
Medium: Fabric
Dimensions: overall: 20 x 7 x 6" (50.8 x 17.8 x 15.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Femme
2007
Femme
2007
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 14 5/8 x 11" (37.1 x 27.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Couple
2007
The Couple
2007
Medium: Gouache and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 23 1/2 x 18" (59.7 x 45.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Couple
2007
Couple
2007
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 14 5/8 x 11" (37.1 x 27.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Couple
2002
The Couple
2002
Medium: Glass beads, fabric, and steel
Dimensions: overall: 21 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 17 1/2" (54.6 x 44.5 x 44.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Couple
2003
The Couple
2003
Medium: Aluminum
Dimensions: overall: 48 x 26 x 15" (121.9 x 66 x 38.1 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Couple I
1996
Couple I
1996
Medium: Fabric
Dimensions: overall: 80 x 27 x 28" (203.2 x 68.6 x 71.1 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Femme
1993-2005
Femme
1993-2005
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: overall: 3 1/2 x 11 x 6" (8.9 x 27.9 x 15.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY