Cat. No. 1066/II
Hands Study (#2)
- State/Variant:
- State II of II
- Date:
- 2004
- Themes
- Body Parts, Figures, Spirals
- Techniques
- Etching
- Support:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- sheet: 11 1/2 × 23 1/2" (29.2 × 59.7 cm)
- Signature:
- "Louise Bourgeois" lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- Osiris
- Printer
- Wingate Studio
- Edition:
- 2 known impressions of state II
- Edition Information:
- The hand additions on state II of this composition vary from impression to impression, as do the number of panels. For comparison, see the other example in the Evolving Composition Diagram below.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Curatorial Remarks:
- The color of 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.
- Description:
- Etching, with watercolor, gouache, ink, colored pencil, and pencil additions
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state I, in etching: spiral added.
2004
Untitled; Hands Study
2004
2004
Untitled
2004
2004
<i>Hands Study (#1)</i>
2004
2004
<i>Hands Study (#2)</i>
2004
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