Cat. No. 1317
Rayons du Soleil
- State/Variant:
- Only state
- Date:
- 2008
- Themes
- Abstraction, Nature
- Techniques
- Etching
- Support:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- sheet: 10 1/4 × 9 1/8" (26 × 23.2 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois" lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- Osiris
- Printer
- Wingate Studio
- Edition:
- 7 known impressions of the only state
- Edition Information:
- The hand additions on this composition vary from impression to impression. The impressions are presented as single compositions, in a diptych, and in a triptych. The titles vary slightly, except for the diptych, which has a different title.
The works are listed here, and all but the diptych are seen in the Evolving Composition below; the diptych is seen in Related Works in the Catalogue.
“Rayons du Soleil (I Do)”: 2 impressions
“Rayons du Soleil”: 1 impression
“Rayons du Soleil ”: triptych of 3 impressions
“The Pollination”: diptych of 1 impression of this composition and 1 impression of a second composition - Impression:
- Not numbered
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The plate size and paper type could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person.
The publisher Osiris groups this composition with 22 other compositions under the title "23 Small Works on Paper." Each of the works can be displayed individually. The full set is as follows:
"Le Feu dans la Grille"
"Les Inondations"
"Mouillés le Soir"
"La Peur de l'Eau"
"Le Soir"
"Les Tangos de l'Après Guerre"
"Tourbillon"
"Les Fleurs à Deauville"
"Le Jardin du Luxembourg"
"Memories Qui Renaissent"
"Rivière (#4)"
"Rue de Lille"
"Son Bruit Réverbéré Contre la Montagne"
"D'Eau"
"Fountain (#1)"
"Hommage à Miro"
"Je Cherche Après Titine"
"Les Meules"
"Les Mimosas d'Abord"
"Napoleon en Égypte"
"Rayons du Soleil"
"Rivière (#6)"
"Ton Coeur Ton Coeur" - Descriptive Title:
- English translation: "Sunbeams"
- Description:
- Etching, with blue gouache additions
- Inscription:
- "rayons du soleil" lower middle margin, blue pencil, artist's hand.
Only state
2008
Rayons Du Soleil
2008
Only state
2008
<i>Rayons du Soleil</i>
2008
Only state
2008
<i>Rayons du Soleil</i>
2008
Only state
2008
<i>Rayons du Soleil (I Do)</i>
2008
Only state
2008
<i>Rayons du Soleil (Yes I Do)</i>
2008
Related Works in the Catalogue
Shooting Stars
Only state
1989
<i>Shooting Stars</i>
1989
The Pollination
Only state
2008
<i>The Pollination</i>
2008
Rayons de Soleil Sur la Mer
State III of III
c. 1948
<i>Rayons de Soleil Sur la Mer</i>
c. 1948
Related Works in Other Mediums
Portuguese Fado
1998
Portuguese Fado
1998
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 x 11 5/8" (22.9 x 29.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1998
Untitled
1998
Medium: Ink and correction fluid on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 x 14" (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Polar Star
2008
Polar Star
2008
Medium: Suite of 9 fabric works
Dimensions: sheet (each): 15 3/4 x 13" (40 x 33 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Polar Stars
2007
Polar Stars
2007
Medium: Series of 5 drawings with watercolor and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet (each): 11 1/2 x 7 1/4" (29.2 x 18.4 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Spider Weaves a Web of Friendships, component A, from the series, What Is the Shape of This Problem?
1999
The Spider Weaves a Web of Friendships, component A, from the series, What Is the Shape of This Problem?
1999
Medium: Letterpress and lithograph, with hand additions
Dimensions: sheet: 12 x 17" (30.5 x 43.2 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY