Premier Amour!!

Cat. No. 1339

Premier Amour!!

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2006

Themes
Music, Words
Techniques
Etching
Support:
Music paper; staves drawn in pencil
Dimensions:
sheet: 11 1/4 × 31 3/4" (28.6 × 80.6 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: "First Love"
Description:
Etching
Inscription:
"first / proof" lower left comp., pencil, artist's hand.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Premier Amour!!

2006

States
Premier Amour!!

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C'est Si Bon!!

Related Works in Other Mediums

Paris Toujours Paris