C'est la Chanson des Rues

Cat. No. 1344

C'est la Chanson des Rues

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2006
Themes
Music, Words
Techniques
Etching
Support:
Music paper; staves drawn in pencil
Dimensions:
sheet: 11 1/4 × 31 7/8" (28.6 × 81 cm)
Signature:
"Louise Bourgeois" lower right comp., pencil.
Publisher
Osiris
Printer
Wingate Studio
Edition:
1 known impression of the only state
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition.
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
This composition originates from the drawing series "Paris Toujour Paris" seen in Related Works in Other Mediums below. There are twelve sets of "Paris Toujour Paris." Each set contains ten handwritten phrases and one drawing, all on music paper with staves drawn in pencil. The phrases vary slightly, but are mostly consistent from set to set. Bourgeois considered turning each phrase into a print edition. She proofed nine compositions in total, but only two were editioned: "C'est Si Bon" and "Paris Toujours." All are seen in Related Works in the Catalogue below.
Descriptive Title:
English translation: "This Is the Song of the Streets"
Description:
Etching
Inscription:
"première èpreuve" lower right comp., pencil, artist's hand.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

C'est la Chanson des Rues

2006

States
C'est la Chanson des Rues

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