Les Oiseaux 2

Cat. No. 1012, unique variant 2

Les Oiseaux 2

State/Variant:
Only state, unique variant
Date:
2009
Themes
Animals & Insects, Words
Techniques
Aquatint
Support:
Smooth, wove handmade Twinrocker paper
Dimensions:
plate: 49 7/8 × 35 3/4" (126.7 × 90.8 cm); sheet: 47 5/8 × 33 3/4" (121 × 85.7 cm) (dimensions reflect full plate size; this is a partial print)
Signature:
"Louise Bourgeois LB" lower right comp., pencil.
Publisher
Osiris
Printer
Wingate Studio
Edition:
Unique
Edition Information:
"Les Oiseaux" was published as 3 unique variants, each with varying hand additions. The inking of the plate also varies from impression to impression. For comparison, see the Evolving Composition Diagram below.
Impression:
Verso: "les oiseaux #2" lower center sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
Curatorial Remarks:
By examining the cancellation proof, it was determined that the word "Rouges" was etched in the lower center composition under "oiseaux." In this impression, the word was not inked, but written by hand.

"Les Oiseaux Rouges" is the title of a film by Brigitte Cornand, a French filmmaker who worked closely with Bourgeois in the last years of her life.
Descriptive Title:
English translation: "The Birds"
Description:
Aquatint, with red watercolor and white gouache additions
Inscription:
"For Briigitte" (sic) lower center comp., pencil, artist's hand.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Untitled, no. 11 of 11, from the series, The Red Sky

2009

Les Oiseaux 2
Panel
Untitled, no. 11 of 11, from the series, The Red Sky

Series

2009

The Red Sky

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