Cat. No. 831/II
The Three Graces
- State/Variant:
- State II of II
- Date:
- 1998-2002
- Themes
- Nature
- Techniques
- Aquatint, Drypoint, Engraving
- Support:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 22 × 29 3/4" (55.9 × 75.6 cm); sheet: 27 1/2 × 34 3/8" (69.9 × 87.3 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois 2002" lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state II
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Background:
- The figure at the base of the center tree is similar to that in the composition titled, "Embracing the Tree II" (see Related Works in the Catalogue).
- Description:
- Drypoint, engraving, and aquatint, with black, brown, and red gouache, red crayon, white correction fluid, blue pencil, and black ink additions
- Inscription:
- "State Proof" lower left margin, pencil, artist's hand.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Matrices:
The progression of this composition, as seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below, included 2 plates.
Plate 1: overall composition; in drypoint and engraving.
Plate 2: background; in aquatint.
Print State Changes:
Plate 1, printed in black, over plate 2, printed in dark gray.
Changes from state I, in drypoint: figure added at base of center tree.
Changes from state I, in engraving: several existing lines reinforced. - MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of The Easton Foundation
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 565.2016
State II of II
1998-2002
The Three Graces
1996-2002
Source
1996
The Three Graces
1996
The Three Graces
1996
Medium: Pencil, ink, and correction fluid on music paper
Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 3/4" (20.6 × 27.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Source
1997
Untitled (The Three Graces)
1997
Untitled (The Three Graces)
1997
Medium: Watercolor, acrylic, pencil, and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 22 × 30" (55.9 × 76.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Study
1996
Untitled (Study for <i>The Three Graces</i>)
1996
Study
1997
<i>The Three Graces</i> (Study for <i>The Three Graces</i>)
1997
State I of II, variant
1998-2002
<i>The Three Graces</i>
1998-2002
State I of II, variant
1998–2002
<i>The Three Graces</i>
1998–2002
State I of II, variant
1998-2002
<i>The Three Graces</i>
1998-2002
State II of II
1998-2002
<i>The Three Graces</i>
1998-2002
Related Works in the Catalogue
Les Trois Fées
State VIII of VIII
1948
<i>Les Trois Fées</i>
1948
The Underground Life of Fear
Only state
2003
<i>The Underground Life of Fear</i>
2003
Untitled, plate 4 of 9, from the portfolio, Topiary: The Art of Improving Nature
State II of II
1998
Untitled, plate 4 of 9, from the portfolio, <i>Topiary: The Art of Improving Nature</i>
1998
Embracing the Tree II
State IV of IV
2003
<i>Embracing the Tree II</i>
2003
Untitled (Three Trees), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
State IV of V
2004
Untitled (Three Trees), from the editioned series of portfolios, <i>Les Arbres</i> (1-6)
2004
Related Works in Other Mediums
Untitled
1996
Untitled
1996
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 x 12" (22.9 x 30.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Three Graces
1947
The Three Graces
1947
Medium: Painted bronze, and stainless steel
Dimensions: overall: 81 x 25 x 12" (205.7 x 63.5 x 30.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
3 Graces
2002
3 Graces
2002
Medium: Engraved drawing and wax pencil on India ink prepared board
Dimensions: sheet: 25 1/4 x 19 5/8" (64.1 x 49.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1946
Untitled
1946
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: canvas: 30 × 20" (76.2 × 50.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY