Les Mimosas d'Abord

Cat. No. 1299

Les Mimosas d'Abord

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2008
Themes
Nature
Techniques
Etching
Support:
Paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 13 3/8 × 6 5/8" (34 × 16.8 cm)
Signature:
"Louise / Bourgeois" right lower margin/comp., pencil.
Publisher
Osiris
Printer
Wingate Studio
Edition:
5 known impressions of the only state
Edition Information:
The hand additions on this composition vary from impression to impression. The titles of 3 impressions include the words, “Les Mimosas”; the other titles are “Nature Study” and “Les Voyages sur la Rue.” See all examples in the Evolving Composition Diagram.
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.

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: "The First Mimosas"
Description:
Soft ground etching, with watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil additions
Inscription:
"les/ mimosas/ d'abord" lower right margin/comp., pencil, artist's hand.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Les Mimosas ; Nature Study ; Les Mimosas d'Abord ; Les Voyages Sur la Rue

2007-2008

States
Les Mimosas
Nature Study
Les Mimosas
Les Mimosas d'Abord
Les Voyages Sur la Rue

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Untitled (Five Branches), in Les Arbres (4), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
Untitled (Two Branches), in Les Arbres (4), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
Untitled, plate 4 of 10, from the portfolio, Homely Girl, A Life
Untitled (Branch with Fifteen Leaves), in Les Arbres (4), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)

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