Cat. No. 1012, unique variant 1
Les Oiseaux 1
- State/Variant:
- Only state, unique variant
- Date:
- 2009
- Themes
- Animals & Insects, Words
- Techniques
- Aquatint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove Arches paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 49 7/8 × 35 3/4" (126.7 × 90.8 cm); sheet: 56 1/4 × 39 1/4" (142.9 × 99.7 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB / Louise Bourgeois" 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 / #1" 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, hand additions obscure most of the word. In the other impressions of this composition, the word was not inked at all.
"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 blue and white gouache, and blue and red watercolor additions
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Open to compare works
Select a work in the diagram below
Only state, unique variant
2009
A
B
Les Oiseaux
2009
States
Published
Not in MoMA's Collection
Only state, unique variant
2009
Not in MoMA's Collection
<i>Les Oiseaux 1</i>
2009
Published
Not in MoMA's Collection
Only state, unique variant
2009
Not in MoMA's Collection
<i>Les Oiseaux 3</i>
2009
Related Works in the Catalogue
Bosom Lady
State IV of V
1948
<i>Bosom Lady</i>
1948
Related Works in Other Mediums
Not in MoMA's Collection
Providers
1996
Not in MoMA's Collection
Providers
1996
Medium: Ink, pencil, crayon, and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 3/4 × 11 7/16" (24.8 × 29.1 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Not in MoMA's Collection
Oiseaux
1939
Not in MoMA's Collection
Oiseaux
1939
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 10 3/8 × 6 1/2" (26.4 × 16.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Not in MoMA's Collection
Untitled
c. 2004
Not in MoMA's Collection
Untitled
c. 2004
Medium: Acrylic, ink, and watercolor on cardboard
Dimensions: sheet: 8 × 9 3/4" (20.3 × 24.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY