Cat. No. 1001
Spring
- State/Variant:
- Only state
- Date:
- 2005
- Themes
- Nature
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Paper in various shades, mounted on paper
- Dimensions:
- plate (a, b, c, d) (each): 11 13/16 × 9 15/16" (30 × 25.3 cm); sheet (a, b, c, d) (each): 11 7/8 × 10 1/16" (30.2 × 25.5 cm); mount: 19 3/8 × 50 1/8" (49.2 × 127.3 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois." lower right to right lower margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- Osiris
- Printer
- Wingate Studio
- Edition:
- 5
- Edition Information:
- This edition is unique in that the color of the paper and the hand additions vary slightly from impression to impression, and from panel to panel.
There is 1 known variant impression of the only state, outside the edition.
Outside the "Spring" edition, there is a diptych composition which combines this plate with the plate editioned as “The Underground Life of Fear.” The diptych was published as part of an illustrated book. In the illustrated book edition, each book includes 18 plates with hand additions. Both the dyptich composition and “The Underground Life of Fear” can be seen below in Related Works in the Catalogue. - Impression:
- 2/5
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The paper type, plate dimensions, and sheet dimensions of this impression could not be documented because this impression is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The plate and sheet dimensions are from the published impression in MoMA’s Collection. The mount dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
- Description:
- 4 drypoints, with blue watercolor additions
- Inscription:
- "Spring" left lower margin, pencil, artist's hand.
Only state
2005
Spring
2004-2005
Source
2003
Untitled
2003
Untitled
2003
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Only state, variant
2004
<i>L'Arbre</i>
2004
Only state
2005
<i>Spring</i>
2005
Only state
2005
<i>Spring</i>
2005
Only state
2005
<i>Spring</i>
2005
Only state
2005
<i>Spring</i>
2005
Only state
2005
<i>Spring</i>
2005
Related Works in the Catalogue
Spring and The Underground Life of Fear, plates 12 and 13 of 18 (diptych), from the illustrated book, One's Sleep (1)
Only state
2003
<i>Spring </i>and<i> The Underground Life of Fear</i>, plates 12 and 13 of 18 (diptych), from the illustrated book, <i>One's Sleep </i>(1)
2003
Branches
Only state
1993
<i>Branches</i>
1993
The Ainu Tree
Version 2 of 2, only state
1999
<i>The Ainu Tree</i>
1999
The Underground Life of Fear
Only state
2003
<i>The Underground Life of Fear</i>
2003
Laurel Easton
Only state
1944
<i>Laurel Easton</i>
1944
Spring and The Underground Life of Fear, plates 12 and 13 of 18 (diptych), from the illustrated book, One's Sleep (3)
Only state
2003
<i>Spring </i>and<i> The Underground Life of Fear</i>, plates 12 and 13 of 18 (diptych), from the illustrated book, <i>One's Sleep </i>(3)
2003
Untitled
State IV of IV
2004
Untitled
2004
Untitled (Wide Tree), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
Version 1 of 2, state III of III, variant
2004
Untitled (Wide Tree), from the editioned series of portfolios, <i>Les Arbres</i> (1-6)
2004
Related Works in Other Mediums
Topiary III
1999
Topiary III
1999
Medium: Steel, fabric, beads, and wood
Dimensions: overall: 27 x 20 x 21" (68.6 x 50.8 x 53.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
2003
Untitled
2003
Medium: Watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Spring
1948-1949
Spring
1948-1949
Medium: Painted wood and stainless steel
Dimensions: overall: 60 1/2 × 12 × 12" (153.7 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Spring
1953
Spring
1953
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 22 × 15" (55.9 × 38.1 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
2003
Untitled
2003
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY