Cat. No. 1240
Les Oiseaux
- State/Variant:
- Only state
- Date:
- 2007
- Themes
- Abstraction, Nature
- Techniques
- Etching
- Support:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- sheet: 15 3/4 × 9 7/8" (40 × 25.1 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois" lower right comp. to lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- Osiris
- Printer
- Wingate Studio
- Edition:
- 3 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 examples in the Evolving Composition Diagram below.
- 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.
- Descriptive Title:
- English translation: "The Birds"
- Description:
- Soft ground etching, with blue watercolor and blue gouache additions
- Inscription:
- "les oiseaux" upper left margin, pencil, artist's hand.
2007
La Bièvre Watteau ; Les Oiseaux ; Rivière
2007-2008
2007
<i>La Bièvre Watteau</i>
2007
2007
<i>Les Oiseaux</i>
2007
2008
<i>Rivière</i>
2008
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2007-2008
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2007-2008
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2007
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2007
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1996
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1996
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1948
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1948
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2009
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2009
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2007
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2007
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1968
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1970
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1970
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2003
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1971
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