Fillette Je Suis, Fillette Je Reste

Cat. No. 1320

Fillette Je Suis, Fillette Je Reste

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2008

Themes
Figures
Techniques
Etching
Support:
Paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 13 1/2 × 6 1/2" (34.3 × 16.5 cm)
Signature:
"Louise Bourgeois" lower right to right lower margin, pencil.
Publisher
Osiris
Printer
Wingate Studio
Edition:
2 known impressions of the only state
Edition Information:
The hand additions on this composition vary from impression to impression, as do the titles. For comparison, see the other example in the Evolving Composition Diagram below.

The plate for this composition was also used in combination with another plate for the composition "Un Homme et une Femme" in Related Works in the Catalogue.
Impression:
Not numbered
Curatorial Remarks:
The color of the hand additions, 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.
Descriptive Title:
English translation: "Little Girl I Am, Little Girl I Remain"
Description:
Etching, with watercolor and gouache additions
Inscription:
"fillette je suis" upper middle margin, red pencil, artist's hand; "fillette je reste" lower middle margin, red pencil, artist's hand.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Fillette Je Suis, Fillette Je Reste

2008

States
Fillette Je Suis, Fillette Je Reste
Fillette Je Suis

Related Works in the Catalogue

Un Homme et une Femme
Untitled, no. 27 of 36, from the series, The Fragile
Femme
Untitled, no. 34 of 36, from the series, The Fragile
Thompson Street
Untitled, no. 14 of 36, from the series, The Fragile
La Mère
Portrait

Related Works in Other Mediums

Umbilical Cord
Untitled