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Cat. No. 1065.2

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State/Variant:
Version 2 of 2, only state
Date:
2004
Themes
Nature
Techniques
Aquatint
Support:
Paper
Dimensions:
plate: 18 7/16 × 17 1/2" (46.8 × 44.4 cm); sheet: 24 3/4 × 21 1/2" (62.9 × 54.6 cm)
Signature:
"Louise Bourgeois" lower right margin, pencil.
Publisher
Osiris
Printer
Wingate Studio
Edition:
5
Edition Information:
The hand additions on this composition vary across the edition. For comparison, see other impressions in the Evolving Composition Diagram below.
Impression:
Verso: "2/5 painted"
Curatorial Remarks:
The hand additions, paper type, and verso inscription could not be fully documented because this work is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The plate dimensions are from the impression in MoMA's Collection. The sheet dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
Description:
Aquatint, with watercolor, gouache, watercolor pencil, and pencil additions
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from version 1: composition mirrored and silhouetted at an increased scale, in aquatint.
Other Remarks:
According to the Louise Bourgeois Studio, a second drawn version of this composition (seen below in Related Works in Other Mediums) was made for the Anthology Film Archives's "Fall 2004 Film Calendar." It was featured as the cover of the calendar; Bourgeois did not contribute any content within its pages.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

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2004

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2004

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Related Works in the Catalogue

Untitled (Branch with Leaf Cluster), in Les Arbres (3), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
The Olive Branch
Untitled (Wide Tree), in Les Arbres (3), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)

Related Works in Other Mediums

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Anthology Film Archives