Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée

Cat. No. 357, variant 2

Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée

State/Variant:
Only state, variant
Date:
2002
Themes
Fabric Works, Words
Techniques
Lithography
Support:
Fabric
Dimensions:
sheet: 13 1/4 x 10 1/2" (33.7 x 26.7 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower sheet, stitched in red thread.
Publisher
Lison Editions
Printer
SOLO Impression
Edition:
3 known variant impressions of the only state
Edition Information:
There are variations in the fabrics used in the 3 known impressions of this composition, as is commonly found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces. Discoloration is visible in this impression. One example with a plain fabric sheet has not been reproduced, due to its similarity to the example seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram.
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.
Curatorial Remarks:
The accent above the letter E in the word "pitié" is an addition in red thread. It is not printed in lithography.
Descriptive Title:
English translation: "The Word Pity Calmed Me"
Description:
Lithograph, with red thread additions
Artist’s Remarks:
Inscribed on the recto of a related drawing, "The Mot pitié m'a apaisée," 2002, red ink and pencil on paper: "Je ne lis pas, j'ecris dans mon lit, / Peut etre devrai je avoir peur mais j'ai pas peur / tort arrive a qui sait attendre son / patient [?], ne desespere pas. / flageolet flageoler / You are my sunshine / my little sunshine you shine away when the / skies are grey— / please don't take take my sunshine away—"
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of The Easton Foundation
MoMA Accession Number:
567.2016
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée

2002

States
Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée
Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée

Related Works in the Catalogue

Le Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée
Ode à l'Oubli
Be Calm, from the illustrated book, Recueil des Secrets de Louyse Bourgeois, deluxe edition

Related Works in Other Mediums

The Mot Pitié M'a Apaisée
Untitled
La Pitié
Untitled