Cat. No. 982
One's Sleep
- State/Variant:
- Only state
- Date:
- 2003
- Themes
- Abstraction
- Techniques
- Aquatint, Etching
- Support:
- Paper, mounted on board
- Dimensions:
- plate (trimmed; approx.): 29 13/16 × 21 7/8" (75.8 × 55.5 cm); mount: 40 1/2 × 29 3/4" (102.9 × 75.6 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois" right lower margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- Osiris
- Printer
- Wingate Studio
- Edition:
- 9; and an illustrated book edition of 12
- Edition Information:
- In the edition of 9 individual impressions with hand additions, each is designated by the artist as a "study." (Usually in this catalogue, the term “study” describes photocopies and tracings that were used in the process of developing a composition.)
A separate edition of this composition was published as part of an illustrated book titled, "One's Sleep." The illustrated book includes 18 plates with hand additions. (See Evolving Composition Diagram.) - Impression:
- Verso: "6/9"
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The sheet for this composition has been trimmed down to the plate mark and mounted on a board.
The type of paper, as well as medium of the impression number and its placement on the verso, is not documented because this impression is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The impression number was provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio. - Description:
- Soft ground etching and aquatint, with watercolor and gouache additions
- Inscription:
- "one's sleep." left lower to lower left margin, pencil, artist's hand.
Only state
2003
One's Sleep
2003
Source
c. 1970
One's Sleep
c. 1970
One's Sleep
c. 1970
Medium: Watercolor on paper, mounted on board
Dimensions: sheet: 30 × 22" (76.2 × 55.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Only state
2003
<i>One's Sleep</i>
2003
Only state
2003
<i>One's Sleep</i>
2003
Only state
2003
<i>One's Sleep</i>
2003
Only state
2003
<i>One's Sleep</i>
2003
Only state
2003
<i>One's Sleep</i>
2003
Only state
2003
<i>One's Sleep</i>
2003
Only state
2003
<i>One's Sleep</i>
2003
Only state
2003
<i>One's Sleep</i>
2003
Only state
2003
<i>One's Sleep</i>
2003
Only state
2003
<i>One's Sleep</i>, plate 17 of 18, from the illustrated book, <i>One's Sleep </i>(1)
2003
Only state
2003
<i>One's Sleep</i>, plate 17 of 18, from the illustrated book, <i>One's Sleep </i>(3)
2003
Illustrated Book
2003
One's Sleep
2003
<i>One's Sleep</i>
2003
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1994
<i>Paris Review</i>
1994
Mirror for Red Room
Only state
1996
<i>Mirror for Red Room</i>
1996
Reply to Stanley Hayter
State III of III
1996
<i>Reply to Stanley Hayter</i>
1996
Related Works in Other Mediums
Untitled
1965
Untitled
1965
Medium: Gouache on pink card
Dimensions: 12 3/4 x 10 1/8" (32.3 x 25.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1970
Untitled
1970
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/2 x 14" (26.7 x 35.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1968
Untitled
1968
Medium: Watercolor and pastel on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 19 3/4 × 25 3/4" (50.2 × 65.4 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled, no. 7 of 34, from the sketchbook, Album à Dessin
sketchbook date: 1950s-1980s
Untitled, no. 7 of 34, from the sketchbook, Album à Dessin
sketchbook date: 1950s-1980s
Medium: Mixed media on paper
Dimensions: sketchbook overall: 5 1/4 x 6 15/16 x 1/2" (13.3 x 17.7 x 1.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled, no. 18 of 34, from the sketchbook, Album à Dessin
sketchbook date: 1950s-1980s
Untitled, no. 18 of 34, from the sketchbook, Album à Dessin
sketchbook date: 1950s-1980s
Medium: Mixed media on paper
Dimensions: sketchbook overall: 5 1/4 x 6 15/16 x 1/2" (13.3 x 17.7 x 1.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY