I Held His Eyes Within My Gaze

Cat. No. 355.2, variant 2

I Held His Eyes Within My Gaze

State/Variant:
Version 2 of 2, only state, variant
Date:
2004
Themes
Fabric Works, Words
Techniques
Lithography
Support:
Fabric
Dimensions:
sheet: 17 × 17" (43.2 × 43.2 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower sheet, stitched in blue thread.
Publisher
Lison Editions
Printer
SOLO Impression
Edition:
2 known variant impressions of version 2, only state
Edition Information:
There are variations in the fabrics used in the 4 known impressions that use this text, as is commonly found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces. Three varying examples are seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram; the fourth example is not reproduced because the artist gave it away as a gift before it could be photographed and documented.
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
The text in this composition comes from Bourgeois's voluminous writings—in her diaries, on loose sheets, or on the verso of drawings. The specific source and date of this text are not known.

During the early 2000s, Bourgeois worked with SOLO Impression on the editioned version of "Ode à l'oubli," a book of fabric collages and two lithographed text pages. The phrases on those text pages came from her writings. Inspired by that collaboration, Bourgeois created several individual printed fabric works with lithographed texts.
Description:
Lithograph, with red ink additions
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from version 1: text altered to a sans serif typeface, in lithography.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of The Easton Foundation
MoMA Accession Number:
570.2016
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

I Held His Eyes Within My Gaze

2002-2004

First Version
I Held His Eyes Within My Gaze
Second Version
I Held His Eyes Within My Gaze
I Held His Eyes Within My Gaze

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